Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID, isn’t the only reason you could be experiencing rebound symptoms, a new study suggests. In the study, published in JAMA Network last month, over a third of those infected with COVID who didn't take Paxlovid still experienced a recurrence of their symptoms two days after their initial recovery.
The study, conducted between August and November of 2020, looked at over 150 people who did not take Paxlovid (they were given a placebo) after contracting the virus. After about a month, 68% recovered fully, and of that group, 44% reported they had recurring symptoms of at least one of 13 common COVID symptoms after two days of reporting zero symptoms (like chills, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body pain, nausea and sore throat).
