Possible, and need a really strong communication campaign around this. Having an antiviral in the arsenal against hospitalization and death is excellent but drugs, including antivirals, come with much more safety concerns compared to vaccines.https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1443922410764443688 …
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Yes, many people feel more comfortable with drugs than vaccines, but, in fact, it is much easier to be comfortable with long-term safety profile of vaccines than many drugs. Excellent long-form article by
@andrew_croxford here on why, for the curious: https://bostonreview.net/science-nature/andrew-l-croxford-long-term-safety-argument-over-covid-19-vaccines …pic.twitter.com/vufTkRHpuB
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Let me put it this way: having an effective drug in the arsenal is great news, but the optimal scenario for benefits versus risks/safety/cost is to vaccinate as widely as possible so that we need drugs a little as possible. Minimizing circulation > treating the ill.
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Cost is $700 for a course of treatment—better than monoclonal antibodies, but not cheap.
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It is great news. But, sadly, people who oppose the COVID vaccines — and the politicians who cater to those people — will indeed claim or imply, falsely, that it makes the vaccines unnecessary. That’s what many of them have done with monoclonal antibodies.
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"Race to Capture $10b COVID-19 Orally Administered Antiviral Market is On." https://trialsitenews.com/race-to-capture-10b-covid-19-orally-administered-antiviral-market-is-on/ … Yea! Ivermectin substitute that can yield big profits!
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It’s not an ivermectine substitute, because it works against covid.
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Clearly this is not a substitute for the vaccine, and likely won't slow the spread of the virus. It should mitigate the pressure on hospitals. Subsidizing the costs for those who do test pos., even when unvaccinated seems like good public policy.
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