Know if you are at high risk for progression to severe COVID‑19

Your risk of getting severely ill with COVID‑19 is increased by many health conditions, lifestyle factors, disabilities, and more. Some of the more common high-risk factors include:

• Age of 50+ years
• Certain health conditions and diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes
• Being overweight or obese
• Mental health conditions
• Lifestyle factors, such as smoking
• Physical, mental, and developmental disabilities

As soon as you notice symptoms of COVID‑19, reach out to your healthcare professional. They may test you for COVID‑19

Symptoms may include, but are not limited to:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Work with your healthcare professional to get prescribed PAXLOVID, if appropriate

Once you fill your prescription, start taking PAXLOVID that morning or evening, or at the time your healthcare professional recommends. Remember, PAXLOVID must be started within the first 5 days of COVID‑19 symptoms.

Testing for COVID‑19 can help your healthcare professional diagnose you. These links or your healthcare professional can help you find testing. Any FDA-authorized COVID‑19 test can be used, including at-home tests.

• Abbott* is a producer of at-home tests, and offers tools to help you find a test kit locally or online
• Quidel* is a producer of at-home tests that are available at many local and online retailers

_{This is not an exhaustive list of COVID‑19 testing options. Pfizer does not own or operate any of the listed websites, or the products that they furnish, and Pfizer accepts no responsibility or liability for them.}

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