Cystic fibrosis patient calls for easier access to Covid medicines

Up to Wednesday, just 334 doses of a treatment called Sotrovimab, which stops Covid-19 if given within five days of symptoms starting, were used in Ireland. The HSE said 'more than 90%' of people who got it are immunocompromised. File picture: Mufid Majnu

A cystic fibrosis patient who spent over two days on the phone trying to get vital Covid-19 medicines has called for easier access as cases spiral again.

Up to Wednesday, just 334 doses of a treatment called Sotrovimab, which stops Covid-19 if given within five days of symptoms starting, were used in Ireland. The HSE said “more than 90%” of people who got it are immunocompromised.