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. 2022 Aug 20:ciac673. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac673

Oral Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir in Non-hospitalized Vaccinated Patients with Covid-19

Sarju Ganatra 1,✉,#, Sourbha S Dani 2,#, Javaria Ahmad 3, Ashish Kumar 4, Jui Shah 5, George M Abraham 6, Daniel P McQuillen 7, Robert M Wachter 8, Paul E Sax 9
PMCID: PMC9452095  PMID: 35986628

Abstract

Background

Treatment of coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) with nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (NMV-r) in high-risk non-hospitalized unvaccinated patients reduced the risk of progression to severe disease. However, the potential benefits of NMV-r among vaccinated patients are unclear.

Methods

We conducted a comparative retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX research network. Patients ≥18 years of age who were vaccinated and subsequently developed Covid-19 between December 1, 2021, and April 18, 2022, were included. Cohorts were developed based on the use of NMV-r within five days of diagnosis. The primary composite outcome was all-cause emergency room (ER) visit, hospitalization, or death at a 30-days follow-up. Secondary outcomes included individual components of primary outcomes, multisystem symptoms, Covid-19 associated complications, and diagnostic test utilization.

Results

After propensity score matching, 1,130 patients remained in each cohort. A primary composite outcome of all-cause ER visits, hospitalization, or death in 30 days occurred in 89 (7.87%) patients in the NMV-r cohort as compared to 163 (14.4%) patients in the non-NMV-r cohort (OR 0.5, CI 0.39-0.67; p<0.005) consistent with 45% relative risk reduction. A significant reduction in multisystem symptom burden and subsequent complications such as lower respiratory tract infection, cardiac arrhythmia, and diagnostic radiology testing were noted in NMV-r treated patients. There was no apparent increase serious complications between days 10 to 30.

Conclusion

Treatment with NMV-r in non-hospitalized vaccinated patients with Covid-19 was associated with a reduced likelihood of emergency room visits, hospitalization, or death. Complications and overall resource utilization were also decreased.

Keywords: Nirmatrelvir plus Ritonavir (NMV-r), Paxlovid, Covid-19, Vaccination, Rebound symptoms

Contributor Information

Sarju Ganatra, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, MA, USA.

Sourbha S Dani, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, MA, USA.

Javaria Ahmad, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, MA, USA.

Ashish Kumar, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, USA.

Jui Shah, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, MA, USA.

George M Abraham, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.

Daniel P McQuillen, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Robert M Wachter, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Paul E Sax, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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