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Independent Pharmacies Still Facing Issues Stocking Paxlovid Anti-COVID Pill

Inside the Nice pharmacy on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, employees busily fill prescriptions for waiting customers.
Kimberly Paynter
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WHYY
Inside the Nice pharmacy on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, employees busily fill prescriptions for waiting customers.

The Biden administration is still broadening access to Pfizer’s Paxlovid, an antiviral pill that combats COVID-19. The drug significantly reduces serious symptoms, hospitalizations and deaths, especially for people who have risk factors like heart disease. But independent pharmacies in the region still face barriers in getting it into their stores. WHYY’s Marcus Biddle reports.

(Original air-date: 5/17/22)

Marcus Biddle is a health equity fellow for WHYY’s “The Pulse.” He joined WHYY in May 2022 after first joining the station as an intern in 2013. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in urban studies. He enjoys quizzo/trivia nights, long hikes, and playing pool. He currently lives in South Philadelphia.