If you take Paxlovid for 5 days, there is a risk of rebound. It's not guaranteed that the rebound will be "mild". Basically, if you take it early, the virus is

If you take Paxlovid for 5 days, there is a risk of rebound. It's not guaranteed that the rebound will be "mild". Basically, if you take it early, the virus is suppressed before your immune system ramps, so if it recovers, you get potentially a regular course of COVID.... There's some talk that maybe the course should really be for 10 days, but the pharma companies are charging insane prices for it far beyond their costs.