Just 289 doses of Covid treatment tablet Paxlovid administered so far in Ireland

Just 289 doses of Covid treatment tablet Paxlovid administered so far in Ireland

Information released to Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall shows that relatively few doses of Paxlovid have been administered in Ireland. Picture: Damien Storan.

Just 289 doses of a treatment for Covid-19 have been used in Ireland so far, even though over 5,000 doses were delivered, the HSE has said.

The Paxlovid tablets can be taken within five days of a Covid infection to stop the illness from progressing. Trials found it cut hospitalisation and deaths by 88%.

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