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COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages
The Associated Press ^ | January 13, 2022 | By MATTHEW PERRONE

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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ccp; china; vaccines; virus; wuhan
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1 posted on 01/13/2022 10:12:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

and Fake News spread


2 posted on 01/13/2022 10:15:25 AM PST by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them )
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To: no-to-illegals

No worries. It should be ready for the mid-term variant.


3 posted on 01/13/2022 10:16:20 AM PST by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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.


4 posted on 01/13/2022 10:22:54 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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/india-wont-add-mercks-covid-19-pill-to-national-treatment-protocol-citing-safety-concerns_4196601.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge

https://www.theepochtimes.com/france-cancels-order-for-mercks-covid-19-antiviral-drug_4174667.html


5 posted on 01/13/2022 10:28:47 AM PST by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

meanwhile..I am suppose to get 8 free COVID tests a month starting Saturday...good luck finding even one


6 posted on 01/13/2022 10:35:35 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: silverleaf

Thanks for a great posting, that I will be using:


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/india-wont-add-mercks-covid-19-pill-to-national-treatment-protocol-citing-safety-concerns_4196601.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge

https://www.theepochtimes.com/france-cancels-order-for-mercks-covid-19-antiviral-drug_4174667.html


7 posted on 01/13/2022 10:45:51 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Nietzsche: “Everything the State says is a lie, and everything the State has. It was stolen!”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The shortages are with Ivermectin and the monoclonal antibodies and that is purely due to the policies of this evil administration.


8 posted on 01/13/2022 10:48:30 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Omicron is a sniffle. It isn’t “raging” anywhere.


9 posted on 01/13/2022 11:07:28 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

but you can’t these pills until you are Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated ,Fully Vaccinated


10 posted on 01/13/2022 11:19:27 AM PST by butlerweave
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11 posted on 01/13/2022 11:23:57 AM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hydroxy and Ivermectin work and have been


12 posted on 01/13/2022 11:24:19 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
-...as omicron rages


13 posted on 01/13/2022 1:05:01 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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