Treatment Options for COVID-19
Tested Positive for Covid-19? Want treatment?
- COVID-19 medications are now available through your doctor, local pharmacies, and health clinics.
- If you have COVID-19 symptoms and test positive, do not wait to get treated.
- You must take oral COVID-19 medication within 5 days of your first COVID-19 symptoms.
Where to find treatment? Click here for locations and information
Treatments are available for:
People with certain health conditions like chronic lung disease or cancer are at higher risk for hospitalization or death from COVID-19 infection, as are people older than 65.
Conditions that increase risk for severe COVID-19 include, but are not limited to:
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- Depression or schizophrenia
- Chronic lung or heart diseases, including moderate to severe asthma
- Cancer
- Dementia or other neurological conditions
- Down syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Age may be a factor that contributes to higher risk.
Check out the full list of eligible conditions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oregon Health Authority’s full blog post is available here: COVID-19 treatments Paxlovid and Molnupiravir available to eligible patients : Oregon Vaccine News
How to slow the spread of Covid-19:
- Wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose when indoors and outdoors in crowded areas.
- Social distance at least six feet away from those whom you do not live with.
- Wash your hands frequently and clean surfaces with disinfectant.
- Avoid attending large gatherings including those with members who do not live in the same household as you.
- Get vaccinated!
