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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent and Alfie Packham

Changes to Covid treatment system in England ‘could lead to postcode lottery’

Made-up packages of prescription medication on the counter inside a Boots pharmacy
Experts have warned the shift is leaving eligible patients struggling to get hold of Covid treatments. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty Images

Changes to the way Covid treatments are obtained by those most at risk from the disease could lead to a “postcode lottery” for access, experts have said, with charities saying that patients have been left confused and frustrated by the new system.

Previously, people eligible for Covid treatments in England were contacted by their local Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) once they reported testing positive for the virus.

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