Update: Pfizer knew about Covid symptoms rebounding for some people who took Paxlovid

Asking Questions - Part Twenty-Five A

(Last Update: 5/20/22 @ 4:25pm)

When I first woke up this morning, my friend contacted me seeing my latest Substack entry and told me that symptoms rebounded 14 days after testing positive for Covid. My friend was on Paxlovid, but after feeling better for about a week, the symptoms returned and is currently feeling drained. This person is vaccinated and boosted.

My prayers and well wishes are for my friend.

Meanwhile, while I was researching for this quick Substack piece, I found these three tweets, which naturally made me ask questions. It would be extremely bizarre and coincidential for two outspoken proponents of the vaccines were to have issues with Covid after taking Paxlovid, along with articles written in the past 24 to 48 hours about the rebounding symptoms.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD @PeterHotez

Well thought Covid was over, finished a 5 d Paxlovid, felt well, X2 neg antigen tests. 5 d later up this AM lots of rinorrhea, sore throat, antigen test screaming +. So either this post-Paxlovid relapse is real, something unique to BA.2.12 (although can’t confirm)…or something

Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell

We have either rapid re-infection, or rebound #Covid19 after Paxlovid, in my own 🏡 . Vaxxed & boosted. Symptoms & rapid test pos 5/2, 5d of Pax 5/4-5/8, all symptoms gone, neg rapid test x 2 5/8 & 5/9. 5/16 new symptoms & RAT instantly pos (📸). Our #MedTwitter 🏡 is weary.

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorva_nyc

NEW: The spread of the Omicron variant has given scientists an unsettling picture of our Covid-19 future: Multiple reinfections, sometimes within months. https://t.co/hZaaw7TB8F

Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter

Well, about that 46% in my poll who had Covid, took Pax, turned neg, then rebound w/ reversion to + test... Can add 1 more: my wife @katiehafner. New head-cold symptoms today. Tested - this am, but below is tonight. Back to strict isolation; glad we've been careful. Frustrating.

I also think the following doctor below is very wise until more data is found. We should be demanding Pfizer to release the data on what they knew about those who had rebounding symptoms after taking the drug (and their vaccination status).

Lucy McBride, MD @drlucymcbride

This is one of the many reasons why I’m steering vax’d patients away from Paxlovid until we have more data on this rebound phenomenon.