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Michael Gartland

NYC to issue paxlovid to those testing positive for COVID in first program of its kind

Coronavirus testing sites in New York City will begin issuing the antiviral COVID-19 drug paxlovid to people who test positive for the virus as part of the city’s new “Test to Treat” initiative — the first of its kind in the United States.

Mayor Adams announced the new plan Thursday alongside White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha and several top city health officials in the Inwood section of Manhattan.

“This mobile Test to Treat program will save lives today and prepares us for future waves of this pandemic,” Adams said.

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