The Northeast Leads in Paxlovid Use
In September and October, 1.1 million people took Paxlovid, a covid treatment pill. Northeastern states had the highest treatment rates even though they didn’t have the highest covid burden.
US state map showing that states in the northeast had far higher rates of Paxlovid use than the rest of the country. New England states had the highest rates, 50 courses of Paxlovid per 10,000 residents or higher. Mid-atlantic states had the next highest rates. The lowest rates were in the Great Plains states and the South.
