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Paxlovid rebound is a term used to describe when a person experiences worsening of COVID symptoms after initially getting better after taking Paxlovid. But COVID rebound isn’t a side effect of Paxlovid. It can happen to people taking any COVID treatment, as well as to people who received no treatment at all.

There have been reports of a “rebound” of COVID-19 symptoms in some people within 2 to 8 days after completing the five-day course of Paxlovid; in those cases, some have tested positive again but have no symptoms; others have a recurrence of symptoms.

Updated. Dec. 13, 2022, 12:57 p.m. ET. Reports of “Paxlovid rebound” popped up in the spring of 2022, as some people who had taken the antiviral medication experienced a recurrence of Covid ...

Dr. Leana Wen: The phenomenon known as Paxlovid rebound is what happens when someone with Covid-19 takes the antiviral pill Paxlovid and begins to recover – their symptoms improve, and they...

Why do people even take Paxlovid if their COVID-19 could rebound? Paxlovid is a combination of two drugs: a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV infections that blocks the virus from making...

recurrence of COVID-19 or “COVID-19 rebound.” Paxlovid continues to be recommended for early-stage treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 among persons at high risk for progression to severe disease. Paxlovid treatment helps prevent hospitalization and death due to COVID-19. COVID-19