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      Home > News > Health & Safety

    Pharmac is opening up access to two covid-19 antiviral medicines, from September

    Pharmac is opening up access to two covid-19 antiviral medicines, from September


    Paxlovid , and Veklury will be expanded to high risk-patients aged 50 and older.

    They'll also be brought under Pharmac's usual funding model, instead of the special pandemic model.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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