Originally Posted by
monadnocky
My wife and I recently did have COVID. Oddly, my wife, who is older than I am and has at least one risk factor, wasn't qualified to take the antiviral (according to her doc). Upon my diagnosis, my provider immediately asked me (51, no risk factors) if I wanted Paxlovid. Weird. Her question may have had something to do with the fact that I'm a healthcare provider myself, but I'm not sure.
I turned it down - I figure, let it be (more) available for someone who really needs it.
I've heard that there's no systemic guidance regarding who is offered the antiviral and who isn't (or doesn't qualify) - it's largely a provider-to-provider decision. Seems pretty arbitrary if that's the case - ?