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But on the fourth day, he said, he was “surprised and disappointed” to see that he tested positive again, and he suffered a recurrence of symptoms, he said, which were worse than before, including a low fever, pain, a runny nose and a “mild cough”.
He called his doctor (you may be wondering who Dr. Fauci’s doctor is, but he did not want to say) and got a prescription for another five-day course from Paxlovid. In its advice at the end of May, the CDC noted that there is no evidence that additional treatment with Paxlovid or other Covid therapies is needed when relapse is suspected. But dr. Fauci said taking two courses is relatively common among those suffering setbacks.
In Pfizer’s application for authorization for emergency use of Paxlovid, the company did suggest that “several subjects apparently had a recovery in SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels around Day 10 or Day 14.” But the recovery occurred in both those who received Paxlovid and placebo treatment, the company said.
The clinical trial that supported the FDA’s approval of Paxlovid was performed in people who have not been vaccinated, which has led some experts to say that more data on vaccinated people are needed. Among them is dr. Carlos del Rio, an infectious disease expert at Emory University, who said in an interview that “we urgently need data to know, in people who have been vaccinated and over 65 like Tony, who need it and for how long. “
Dr. Fauci said he would like to see a study comparing a five-day course from Paxlovid to a 10-day course, “to see if you can prevent the setback by giving it for five extra days.”
Dr. Fauci completed his second course on Wednesday, saying his symptoms were “essentially gone, except for a bit of a stuffy nose.” He tested positive on Tuesday, he said, but had not tested himself again during the interview on Wednesday.
“I think there is understandable confusion when people hear of people jumping back,” he said. “Do not confuse it with the original purpose for which Paxlovid was intended. It is not intended to prevent you from returning. This is meant to prevent you from being admitted to hospital. I am 81 years old, I was at risk for hospitalization and I was not even close enough to be sick enough to be hospitalized. ”
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