Covid 19 Finally Nailed Us.

Well there ya go; after having avoided covid for the best part of 4 years my wife and I have finally been. nailed...GRRRRRRRRR

get your antivirals? all the best adrian

cheers moredeep

Would you believe that the chemists that I have been to all said they do not stock the anti viral and order it in when someone brings in a script and then there is up to a five day wait for it to arrive......Starve the bloody lizards !!@%&*


A bit later:
I just found out that these anti virals will set you back 1000 dollars AUST if you do not have a health concession card plus if you have had the symptoms for more than five days there is no point /benefit in taking them

Eligibility and access
If you test positive for COVID-19, you may be eligible for antiviral treatments if you are:

70 years of age or older, regardless of risk factors and with or without symptoms
50 years of age or older with 2 additional risk factors for developing severe disease or have had past a COVID 19 infection resulting in hospitalisation .

If you have a Medicare card

The oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19, Paxlovid and Lagevrio, are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

This means the medications are subsidised for people with a Medicare card.

From 1 January 2023, the maximum cost for a pharmaceutical benefit item under the PBS at a pharmacy is:

Reduced from $42.50 to $30 for general patients
Increased from $6.80 to $7.30 for concession card holders, in line with annual CPI indexation.
More information can be found at Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) | Changes to the PBS to make medicines more affordable.

you should be eligible. https://www.health.gov.au/health-alerts/covid-19/treatments/oral


cheers   moredeep

Sorry to hear you copped it Adrian.
I hope both you and your wife are getting through it OK.

Yeah mate thanks. We are getting over it. It is not quite as bad as the flu that I got many years ago although it has definitely slowed us down a bit for the past week.

moredeep wrote:Eligibility and access
If you test positive for COVID-19, you may be eligible for antiviral treatments if you are:

70 years of age or older, regardless of risk factors and with or without symptoms
50 years of age or older with 2 additional risk factors for developing severe disease or have had past a COVID 19 infection resulting in hospitalisation .

If you have a Medicare card

The oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19, Paxlovid and Lagevrio, are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

This means the medications are subsidised for people with a Medicare card.

From 1 January 2023, the maximum cost for a pharmaceutical benefit item under the PBS at a pharmacy is:

Reduced from $42.50 to $30 for general patients
Increased from $6.80 to $7.30 for concession card holders, in line with annual CPI indexation.
More information can be found at Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) | Changes to the PBS to make medicines more affordable.

you should be eligible. https://www.health.gov.au/health-alerts/covid-19/treatments/oral


cheers   moredeep

Interesting that the chemist I spoke to said 1000 dollars if no concession card.

come in spinner was probably he's thinking?
Ring around, go outside the ACT to the nearest chemist??

cheers moredeep

Our Doc sorted it out found a supplier and is being delivered to us for 7.30 ea....Just dont know when is all.


A bit later:
Arrived already.

Well we have thrown off Covid with three days of negative covid readings.
Still feel a bit under the weather tho as the body gets back to normal. Maybe those 4 covid shots helped or maybe they didn't. Have no way of knowing.