Dozens of people in West Palm Beach got access to free doses of the COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, a packaged medication that can cost nearly $1,400.
The Centers for Health Promotion, in conjunction with New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, handed out the anti-viral treatment to members of the community Sunday morning in the Tamarind Avenue area.
The treatment, which was provided by the Florida Department of Health, was given away as the FDOH reports there have been nearly 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the state since the start of 2024.
At the same time, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the JN.1 variant is causing 92% of cases across the country.
“Seemingly every week we are still dealing with the COVID-19 virus,” Toby Philpart, senior pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church, said. “COVID is still real.”
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