Effectiveness of COVID-19 Treatment With Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir or Molnupiravir Among U.S. Veterans: Target Trial Emulation Studies With One-Month and Six-Month Outcomes
Bajema K, Berry K, Streja E, Rajeevan N, Li Y, Mutalik P, Yan L, Cunningham F, Hynes D, Rowneki M, Bohnert A, Boyko E, Iwashyna T, Maciejewski M, Osborne T, Viglianti E, Aslan M, Huang G, Ioannou G. Effectiveness of COVID-19 Treatment With Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir or Molnupiravir Among U.S. Veterans: Target Trial Emulation Studies With One-Month and Six-Month Outcomes. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: m22-3565. PMID: 37276589, PMCID: PMC10243488, DOI: 10.7326/m22-3565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCOVID-19 symptom onsetCOVID-19-related outcomesSevere COVID-19Six-month outcomesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 treatmentCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Percent of participantsUntreated control participantsCause mortalitySymptom onsetMedian ageOral antiviralsVHA careOutpatient treatmentHospitalizationHealth AdministrationDay 31U.S. veteransVariant transmissionMost veteransVeterans AffairsOne month