Treatment Options for COVID‑19 | HHS/ASPR

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Older adults are especially vulnerable to serious illness and death from COVID19. As their caregiver, make sure they have a COVID-19 treatment plan in place. Existing therapeutics can reduce the risk of serious illness and death. Learn more:

Start using oral antivirals as soon as possible after you test positive for COVID-19—no later than 5 days after your first symptoms appear. These pills are taken at home two times a day for 5 days.

Oral antivirals are available with a prescription from a health care provider and through theSuggested Questions for Your Doctor or Health Care Provider:Do I need to worry about my renal impairment?Will taking an oral antiviral affect my birth control?Veklury fights the coronavirus and can help you recover.Veklury is a COVID-19 treatment given intravenously . Like oral antivirals, Veklury helps stop the virus that causes COVID-19 from making copies of itself in your body.

 

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