There are medications you can take at home that are safe and effective for treating COVID-19, and they are free and widely available. If you get COVID-19, these medications can stop the illness from getting serious, can help you to test negative sooner, and may reduce the risk of long COVID symptoms. Treatments must be taken within 5–7 days of when symptoms begin to work, so act fast if you start to feel symptoms.
As soon as you feel sick, get a COVID-19 test and talk to your healthcare provider, visit California For All, or call the statewide COVID-19 hotline at 833-422-4255 to find treatment.