Posted on 04/27/2021 12:24:01 AM PDT by be-baw
The Pfizer pharmaceutical company is conducting trials on an antiviral drug could be ready for public use later this year that is intended to attack the spine of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and result in a cure to the sickness.
The oral drug would stop the virus from mutating in the nose, throat and lungs, according to The Telegraph newspaper, ultimately causing the virus to dissipate. The possible home cure is being tested on 60 volunteers ages18 and 60 at Pfizer facilities in the U.S. and Belgium.
"We have designed PF-07321332 as a potential oral therapy that could be prescribed at the first sign of infection, without requiring that patients are hospitalized or in critical care," said Mikael Dolsten, who leads the company’s worldwide research, development and medical division.
The first phase of the trial looks at the tolerance to the drug including "significant side effects, and how people feel after taking it," according to documents.
The second phase studies the response to several doses, and the third phase looks at food consumption while taking the pill.
More trials would be needed to determine how the drug reacts with people who are infected with the virus.
Pfizer says if the trials are successful the drug could be available for public use later this year.
Interesting!
Ummmm, the shots are free.
That said, let’s welcome a pill that would make this disease go from ‘killer’ to ‘annoying inconvenience’...
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Really?
So Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, AstraZeneca, and Novavax aren't getting a dime for the vaccines, and are providing them out of the goodness of their hearts?
NOTHING from the government is free, you and me, as taxpayers pay for every single penny's worth.
You've been on FR since the last millennium and still haven't figured that out yet? How is this possible?
Yikes! You’re right. I was taking your comment about the pill costing much more literally... my bad. Both will be subsidized by taxpayers... but we’re probably paying more for the ‘free’ shots. Lots more.
It happens to all of us. The constant drumbeat of free government cheese is unavoidable.
Do me a favor? Catch me when I fall for it...
LOL - I've never seen you fall for it, but yeah I'll be here for it if it happens.
I’ve snuck a couple past you...
Dr. Fauci: you still must weah a mask indoors.
Coronavirus PING!
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Nope. My mantra is I ain’t gotta do anything except die and pay taxes. I’m stickin’ to it—naked face and all.
A cure for some colds. Colds are just a group of symptoms caused by several different viruses. Coronaviruses are thought to cause about 20% of colds. Most are caused by Rhinovirus, RSV and others. There are studies showing Rhinovirus and RSV can be stopped by different protease inhibitors, so it might be possible for a "PI Cocktail" that cures most common colds. But common colds aside, a cure for the next SARS, MERS, or Chinese bat virus would be pretty good.
You were right the first time. Targeted protease inhibitors can be expensive.
While 100% paid for by our taxes, the vaccines were contracted in batches of 100M, and are about as cheap as it gets at $10/dose. Whoever ends up paying for it, I’m sure this drug will be much more expensive than that if approved.
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