WASHINGTON, DC – Today, DC Health announced a new partnership with Color Health to offer a free telehealth access program for COVID-19 treatment in the District.
DC Health is partnering with Color Health to provide an additional resource for access to Paxlovide, an antiviral drug, for eligible DC residents. This program is available to all county residents 18 years of age or older who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are at increased risk for serious illness, including those over age 65, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, current or former smokers, among others.
Paxlovid is an oral antiviral medicine used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in individuals 12 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are at increased risk of severe disease and have developed symptoms of COVID-19 in last 5 days. Paxlovid shortens the duration of symptoms and reduces the risk of an individual’s worsening of their COVID-19 symptoms or hospitalization. This program is not for medical emergencies.
To determine if they are eligible to receive Paxlovid, residents will need to request a telehealth consultation through Color Health by completing a short questionnaire. This questionnaire determines eligibility for a telehealth visit, and those found to be eligible will be connected to a provider within 5 to 30 minutes. During the telehealth visit, the provider will determine if the resident is eligible for this treatment and walk them through information about the treatment. If during this telehealth visit it is determined that the resident meets the conditions, he can choose home delivery or pharmacy pickup at the pharmacy of his choice.
This telehealth service is free to District residents through Color’s partnership with DC Health, and Paxlovid is available free of charge. This service is available from 9am to 7pm, 7 days a week.
To request a telehealth consultation for the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, residents will need to visit color.com/covid-19-treatment-dc.
About Color Health
Color Health works with governments, employers and other institutions to deliver public health programs with access points that can exist anywhere. Color has supported more than 10,000 healthcare access sites across the country, and since 2020, the company has supported COVID-19 testing and the delivery of public health vaccines to millions of individuals. Color delivers effective public health programs right where public life happens.
While this telehealth service is new to the District, therapeutics are still available at select pharmacies in Washington, DC, including retail pharmacies and outpatient pharmacy locations in healthcare facilities and locations participating in the Test-to-Treat program. More information can be found at coronavirus. On the same subject : Local health officials are dealing with an epidemic of monkeypox in New York City.dc.gov/page/covid-19-therapeutics.
