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In reply to the discussion: What Happened to Paxlovid? [View all]

Warpy

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2. The stuff is still out there and is now being tested on long covid
Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:45 PM
Apr 2022

but there just hasn't been the kind of demand for it that people expected, I guess it lacks the effective PR that ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine had.

The thing is that there has been no one magic bullet against this infernal virus. There are treatments, like properly timed decadron, that can allow seriously ill people to survive. Vaccinations have sharply cut the number of people who are getting seriously ill, the problem being encouraging people who were convinced by Fakebook bullshit to get vaccinated in spite of it.

Another problem is that the newest antivirals and the monoclonal antibodies are on patent, that means $$$ that a lot of insurance companies are balking over.

So all that adds up to why you're not hearing all that much about the new antivirals. It doesn't mean they don't work, it means research is ongoing, that one treatment doesn't fit all cases, and that money is a factor.

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