Antivirals under the radar as drug company rolls out own COVID health campaign

Public awareness of COVID-19 antiviral drugs is so poor that a pharmaceutical company has launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to boost their uptake.

Medicines Australia chief executive Elizabeth de Somer said public awareness campaigns were needed “as there appears to be a growing level of complacency in the community” and that both government and industry should play a role. MSD’s “Plan for COVID” campaign, developed by marketing agency Paper & Spark, launched online and on primetime television across channels 7, 9, 10 and SBS on Sunday, but had to be tweaked overnight after Butler announced eligibly was being expanded.

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged over 30, people with risk factors and immunocompromised adults are also eligible under the expanded PBS access.The former Coalition government ordered 1.3 million courses of antivirals - 1 million Paxlovid and 300,000 Lagevrio - but to date only about 73,000 patients have received them through the PBS. The drugs were previously only administered through hospitals.

Australian Medical Association vice president Chris Moy said anyone with risk factors should get a PCR test at the first sign of any COVID-19 symptoms, such as a runny nose or sore throat, to ensure they were able to start taking antivirals promptly.Merck Sharp & Dohme , the maker of antiviral Lagevrio, is rolling out a public awareness campaign.

Antiviral for the 3+ jibby jabbed who get Covid. Win-win for the pharmaceutical industry.

Headline - Private, for-profit companies forced to invest in and produce their own marketing and advertising material. Poor cnts, how on earth will they survive?

Why is access to anti-virals so limited? there is supply (running out of shelf-life) and they could potentially save more lives If there’s a reason, can we have it please?

Public trust you mean.

Ivermectin should do the job...

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