“Fewer than 1% of patients taking the drug needed to be hospitalized and no one died. In the comparison group, 7% were hospitalized and there were seven deaths.” So promising that they halted the trial early. Pfizer, like Merck, *must* allow cheap generics for LMIC. No excuses.https://twitter.com/AP/status/1456576002457575427 …
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How about a moratorium on second-order effect speculation without viable, previously-demonstrated mechanism of sufficient effect size or empirical support: "It's good news but if people do <something people don't really do and would be minor if few did>, it will actually be bad."
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Certainly looking quite promising.
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Ties neatly into the
@propublica investigation which I hope we’ll see some action on. It’s ridiculous how expensive tests are here compared to Europe.https://www.propublica.org/article/heres-why-rapid-covid-tests-are-so-expensive-and-hard-to-find …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The awful testing situation is what makes me less bullish. I was exposed to Covid and gave up even trying to get a test (I'm vax'd). Nobody else in my group who was exposed got a test either. Because what's even the point if you won't get results for a week after exposure?
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argh! where are you?
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wow. it's so trivial to get PCR tested in DC right now. The http://TestYourself.dc.gov program lets you drop off in 27 drop boxes that are w/in 20 min walk of almost everyone, and Curative's sprinkled all around and way fast (own lab). And a ton other.
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DC has also launched a process to report OTC test results (both + and - so I guess I could/should report the antigen tests I've done on this trip.)
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Thank you. And any specific suggestions for best & most affordable quick tests ftom amazon or pharmacies?
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Folks! Not everyone responds well to vaccines—millions of immunocompromised people, to start with. It’s an unalloyed good to have more tools. This is great news!