CDC Warns of COVID 'Rebound' , After Taking Paxlovid.<br />Paxlovid can be prescribed for those who may have a high risk of being hospitalized with COVID. .<br />But CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky recently revealed that those who take it can have "rebound" symptoms.<br />If you take Paxlovid, you might get symptoms again, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, <br />via CBS News.<br />We haven't yet seen anybody who has returned with symptoms needing to go to the hospital. , Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, <br />via CBS News.<br />So, generally, a milder course, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, <br />via CBS News.<br />Dr. Walensky maintains that the drug is useful in <br />preventing COVID illness that requires hospitalization.<br />Data from the CDC shows that Paxlovid prevents death and hospitalization for unvaccinated COVID patients by up to 90 percent.<br />Health officials are unsure as to the cause of COVID rebound in patients who have taken Paxlovid.<br />One health official described their experience with contracting COVID, taking the drug and getting sick again.<br />I was totally shocked. I did not expect that. , Dr. David Ho, Infectious Disease Expert, <br />via CBS News.<br />And that's because I had tested negative six consecutive days, including two PCR, Dr. David Ho, Infectious Disease Expert, <br />via CBS News.<br />In order to prevent infecting others,<br />Dr. Walensky says that those who experience COVID rebound should take standard virus precautions.<br />They should test. They should put their mask back on. , Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, <br />via CBS News.<br />And if their test is positive, <br />restart the isolation protocol, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, <br />via CBS News
