AQW 26690/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 01/12/2021
Answered On Date: 13/12/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what steps he has made to enable COVID-19 patients to be treated with molnupiravir.

Answer:

There will be two routes to accessing new COVID-19 treatments for non-hospitalised patients this winter. Firstly, from 16th December 2021, those who are in the highest risk group, who receive a positive PCR test, will be able to access antiviral treatments. They will be contacted by a clinician from the health service to discuss what treatments is most suitable for them. The second route is through a planned national study called PANORAMIC. This will be run by the University of Oxford and was officially announced on the 8th December 2021. For more information go to the following link: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/health-minister-welcomes-new-treatments-covid-19-patients