CDC Warns of COVID 'Rebound' After Taking Paxlovid

CDC Warns of COVID 'Rebound' , After Taking Paxlovid.

Paxlovid can be prescribed for those who may have a high risk of being hospitalized with COVID.

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But CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky recently revealed that those who take it can have "rebound" symptoms. If you take Paxlovid, you might get symptoms again, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CBS News.

We haven't yet seen anybody who has returned with symptoms needing to go to the hospital.

, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CBS News.

So, generally, a milder course, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CBS News.

Dr. Walensky maintains that the drug is useful in preventing COVID illness that requires hospitalization.

Data from the CDC shows that Paxlovid prevents death and hospitalization for unvaccinated COVID patients by up to 90 percent.

Health officials are unsure as to the cause of COVID rebound in patients who have taken Paxlovid.

One health official described their experience with contracting COVID, taking the drug and getting sick again.

I was totally shocked.

I did not expect that.

, Dr. David Ho, Infectious Disease Expert, via CBS News.

And that's because I had tested negative six consecutive days, including two PCR, Dr. David Ho, Infectious Disease Expert, via CBS News.

In order to prevent infecting others, Dr. Walensky says that those who experience COVID rebound should take standard virus precautions.

They should test.

They should put their mask back on.

, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CBS News.

And if their test is positive, restart the isolation protocol, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CBS News