{"id":388744,"date":"2022-01-02T23:25:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sen-chuck-schumer-asks-biden-to-prioritize-nyc-for-covid-19-drug\/"},"modified":"2022-01-02T23:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:25:54","slug":"sen-chuck-schumer-asks-biden-to-prioritize-nyc-for-covid-19-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sen-chuck-schumer-asks-biden-to-prioritize-nyc-for-covid-19-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sen. Chuck Schumer asks Biden to prioritize NYC for COVID-19 drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Sen. Chuck Schumer asks Biden to prioritize NYC for COVID-19 drug<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Biden administration should direct the limited supply of Tamiflu-like COVID-19 antiviral drugs to states like New York that have been hard hit by the Omicron variant, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a new weapon that we have to fight this Omicron COVID-19,\u201d Schumer said of two new drugs recently <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the FDA during a press briefing in Manhattan. \u201cI\u2019m calling on the federal government, which has bought all available [COVID] antivirals, to put New York at the top of the list as it distributes these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are number one in terms of the COVID cases, we are number one in terms of density, we are number on in terms of per capita, and so we deserve to get as many of these antivirals as quickly as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cThe federal government should not distribute them across the board. They should look at where is the greatest need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus cases have spiked in New York state and New York City in recent weeks. On Friday, 162,031 people tested positive for the virus statewide, according to the state Dept. of Health. Hospitalizations also increased with over one thousand patients in ICU.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave a press conference on January 2, 2021 over the 'Tamiful&quot; Antiviral for Covid. \" class=\"wp-image-20688649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave a press conference on January 2, 2021 over the \u2018Tamiful\u201d Antiviral for Covid. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. Downs for The New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/joe-biden-220102-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Sen Chuck Schumer urged President Biden to direct the pills to NYS and states where Omicron is surging so that they don't potentially go unused. \" class=\"wp-image-20688690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/joe-biden-220102-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/joe-biden-220102-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/joe-biden-220102-.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen Chuck Schumer urged President Biden to direct the pills to NYS and states where Omicron is surging so that they don\u2019t potentially go unused. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration authorized Merck\u2019s antiviral pill molnupiravir and Pfizer\u2019s paxlovid late last month. The Pfizer drug is permitted for anyone over 12, while Merck\u2019s product is currently for ages 18 and up. <\/p>\n<p>Both drugs have been proven to reduce risk of hospitalization or death among COVID-19 patients \u2014 but both are in limited supply. <\/p>\n<p>New York City residents who want the at-home treatments must do so through a pharmaceutical delivery service called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/doh\/downloads\/pdf\/han\/advisory\/2021\/covid-19-oral-treatments-authorized-shortage.pdf\">Alto Pharmacy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143432A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Food and Drug Administration authorized Merck's antiviral pill molnupiravir and Pfizer's paxlovid late last month.\" class=\"wp-image-20688659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143432A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143432A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/KevinCDowns_Covid_Druge_143432A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Food and Drug Administration authorized Merck\u2019s antiviral pill molnupiravir and Pfizer\u2019s paxlovid late last month.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. Downs for The New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents of other counties can find a list of participating pharmacies <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.health.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021\/12\/antiviral_pharmacy_list.pdf\">on the website<\/a> of the state Dept. of Health.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Chuck Schumer asks Biden to prioritize NYC for COVID-19 drug&#8221; The Biden administration should direct the limited supply of Tamiflu-like COVID-19 antiviral drugs to states like New York that have been hard hit by the Omicron variant, Sen. 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