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Paxlovid given but contraindicated

28 September 2022
Amanda Cameron
Wednesday 28 September 2022, 04:00 AM
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Paxlovid became available in New Zealand in April [image: Pfizer]
An 89-year-old woman who was prescribed COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid, despite having a contraindi­cation for the drug, collapsed four days later and wa
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