Getting antivirals for COVID too often depends on where you live and how wealthy you are
- Written by Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
CGN089/ShutterstockMedical experts recommend antivirals for people aged 70 and older who get COVID, and for other groups at risk of severe illness and hospitalisation from COVID.
But many older Australians have missed out on antivirals after getting sick with COVID. It is yet another way the health system is failing the most vulnerable.





