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Paxlovid rebound happens when a person experiences worsening of COVID-19 symptoms after initially getting better after taking Paxlovid. This tends to happen between 2 to 8 days after a person’s last dose. Experts aren’t sure yet who’s at greatest risk for this. Taking another course of Paxlovid isn’t recommended to treat rebound symptoms.
The CDC defines Paxlovid rebound as when a patient who, after receiving a full five-day course of treatment, either has a reemergence of COVID symptoms or tests positive after a previous,...
The FDA says that anyone who takes Paxlovid should contact their health provider right away if they have any signs and symptoms of liver problems: loss of appetite, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), dark-colored urine, pale-colored stools and itchy skin, or stomach-area (abdominal) pain.
And Paxlovid rebound is more likely in people who are older or have compromised immune systems, said Dr. Kelly Gebo, an infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Those who do...
After taking Paxlovid, he was “surprised and disappointed” to see he tested positive again, and he had symptoms such as a low fever, achiness, runny nose, and “mild cough.” He then called his...