A lot has been said about COVID antivirals, especially on how they might help bring down the number of deaths from the disease.

But occasionally an interesting phenomenon occurs: a patient takes the antiviral drugs, feels better, only to come down with COVID again.

So how do COVID antivirals work and why does the rebound sometimes happen?


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