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COVID-19 Oral Antivirals
Tested positive for COVID-19? Speak with an AHPRA-registered practitioner via telehealth to discuss your symptoms and management options, available 24/7.
Covid-19 Consult
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Getting COVID-19 antivirals with Hola
1. Fill in your details
If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, complete an online form.
3. Get your covid-19 oral antiviral script
1. Fill in your details
If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, complete an online form.
3. Get your covid-19 oral antiviral script
If clinically appropriate, your e-script will be sent to your phone via SMS.
Eligibility
Australians eligible for oral antivirals for COVID-19 include
- A Medicare number or Individual Healthcare Identifier will be required for a COVID-19 antiviral E-script to be issued.
- Those aged 70 or older, regardless of symptoms or risk factors.
- 60 years or older, with one additional risk factor for developing severe conditions.
- People aged 50 or older with two additional risk factors for severe illness or who have had a past COVID-19 infection resulting in hospitalisation
- First Nations people aged 30 or older with one additional risk factor for developing severe illness.
- Individuals aged 18 or older who have been previously hospitalised due to COVID-19 and are re-infected.
- Adults 18 or older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
- Oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments are not recommended for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- If you are not eligible for the COVID-19 antivirals, you can still talk to one of our telehealth doctors online who can help you manage your symptoms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the additional risk factors?
- Residing in residential aged care.
- Living with a disability accompanied by multiple health conditions and/or frailty (not limited to supported accommodation).
- Neurological conditions such as stroke, dementia, or demyelinating disorders like multiple sclerosis or Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
- Chronic respiratory conditions, including COPD or moderate to severe asthma.
- Obesity or diabetes (type I or II requiring medication).
- Heart conditions like heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies.
- Kidney failure or cirrhosis.
- Living in remote areas with limited access to advanced healthcare.
What is included in moderate to severe immunocompromised conditions?
- Blood cancers or specific red blood cell disorders like thalassemia or sickle cell disease
- Being a transplant recipient
- Primary or acquired immunodeficiency (such as HIV)
- Chemotherapy or whole-body radiotherapy in the past 3 months
- High-dose corticosteroids or pulse corticosteroid therapy within the past 3 months
- Recent immunosuppressive treatments in the last 3 months
- Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment within the past 12 months
- Conditions like cerebral palsy or Down Syndrome
- Congenital heart disease
- Living with a disability that involves multiple health conditions and/or frailty>
Who shouldn’t take the antiviral medication for COVID-19?
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised that you avoid oral COVID-19 treatments. Instead, ensure that you stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations. For individuals with severe kidney or liver disease, it is essential to consult a doctor about alternative oral treatment options.
Can the antiviral medication for COVID-19 be delivered?
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