Posted on 01/13/2022 10:12:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections.
The problem, in part, is that production is still being ramped up and the medicines can take anywhere from five to eight months to manufacture.
While the supply is expected to improve dramatically in the coming months, doctors are clamoring for the pills now, not just because omicron is causing an explosion of cases but because two antibody drugs that were once the go-to treatments don’t work as well against the variant.
“This should be a really joyous time because we now have highly effective antiviral pills,” said Erin McCreary, a pharmacist and administrator at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “Instead, this feels like the hardest and most chaotic stretch of the pandemic.”
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and Fake News spread
No worries. It should be ready for the mid-term variant.
This article really doesn’t say much. Here is the article to read:
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/making-paxlovid
Yes, hundreds of ingredients and reagents have to be rounded up in ton quantities.
Anyone who think these new drugs are wonderful and effective…should be avoided as a moran or a shill.
Both are loaded with warnings about potential genetic damage ( remember thalidomide?) and Merck’s pill Molnupiravir is almost useless, having been outperformed in trials by the placebo. It cannot even be given to kids, pregnant women, or couples that may conceive.
Dr Mercola report
https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/2021/12/mercks-new-covid-pill-is-a-disaster
These pills are banned in France and India because of the risks.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/france-cancels-order-for-mercks-covid-19-antiviral-drug_4174667.html
meanwhile..I am suppose to get 8 free COVID tests a month starting Saturday...good luck finding even one
Thanks for a great posting, that I will be using:
Both are loaded with warnings about potential genetic damage ( remember thalidomide?) and Merck’s pill Molnupiravir is almost useless, having been outperformed in trials by the placebo. It cannot even be given to kids, pregnant women, or couples that may conceive.
Dr Mercola report
https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/2021/12/mercks-new-covid-pill-is-a-disaster
These pills are banned in France and India because of the risks.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/france-cancels-order-for-mercks-covid-19-antiviral-drug_4174667.html
The shortages are with Ivermectin and the monoclonal antibodies and that is purely due to the policies of this evil administration.
Omicron is a sniffle. It isn’t “raging” anywhere.
but you can’t these pills until you are Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated
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Hydroxy and Ivermectin work and have been
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