Kamala's Press Secretary Lets Her Prescription Slip and It's a Very Bad SignVice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19. This, on its face, should be no big deal. However, the White House managed to throw up a red flag when it announced her course of treatment — particularly given the line of succession to the nation’s highest office.
According to an announcement from Harris’ press secretary on Tuesday, the veep had been prescribed an anti-viral drug that is only indicated for those in high-risk categories. The announcement raised questions about how serious Harris’ case of COVID is and what effect — if any — it will have at the White House.............
...................“Today, after consultation with her physicians, the Vice President was prescribed and has taken Paxlovid,” Allen said.
Paxlovid is the brand name of a Pfizer-manufactured antiviral drug made up of “nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use,” according to the Food and Drug Administration’s website.
It was given emergency use authorization in December — but here’s where it gets problematic.
That emergency use authorization was specifically indicated for those “with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death,” the FDA website states.
Johns Hopkins University professor Dr. Marty Makary, a frequent critic of the Biden administration’s handling of the coronavirus, noted that this seemed unusual:
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“Surprised to learn that Kamala Harris who is asymptomatic, healthy, and quadruple vaccinated is getting Paxlovid, a drug reserved for high-risk patients per the FDA label,” he tweeted.
The reasons behind the prescription might be more political than medical. As ABC News’ Arielle Mitropoulos noted, the announcement Harris was being prescribed Paxlovid “comes as the administration announces new actions to increase access to the drug.”.................
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