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Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says
CNBC ^
| 9-25-23
| Annika Kim Constantino
Posted on 09/25/2023 3:49:55 PM PDT by dynachrome
A new study released Monday said Merck ’s widely used antiviral Covid pill can cause mutations in the virus that occasionally spread to other people, raising questions about whether the drug has the potential to accelerate Covid’s evolution.
The findings may increase scrutiny about the usefulness of the treatment, molnupiravir, which was one of the first Covid drugs available to doctors worldwide during the pandemic.
Molnupiravir works by causing mutations in Covid’s genetic information, which weakens or destroys the virus and reduces the amount of Covid in the body. However, the study published Monday in the scientific journal Nature found that Covid can sometimes survive treatment with molnupiravir, leading to mutated versions of the virus that have been found to spread to other patients.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; covid; merck; molnupiravir; oops
OOPS.
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/25/2023 3:54:50 PM PDT
by
Dutch Boy
(The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
To: dynachrome
Create the disease. Create the “treatment.” It creates a new disease. They create another “treatment.”
Dolla’ dolla’ bills, y’all.
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posted on
09/25/2023 3:56:50 PM PDT
by
Nathan _in_Arkansas
(Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
To: dynachrome
Viruses always mutate. That’s how they survive.
To: dynachrome
This is like taking antibiotics that kill most of the germs but allow the more virulent germs to survive, multiply and infect others with more deadly results immune to the antibiotic.
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posted on
09/25/2023 4:27:23 PM PDT
by
jonrick46
(Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
To: dynachrome
Anyone paying attention knows that’s a feature.
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posted on
09/25/2023 5:01:49 PM PDT
by
Jonny7797
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/25/2023 5:06:10 PM PDT
by
Qiviut
(To the living, we owe respect. To the dead, we owe the truth (Voltaire) $hot $hills: Sod Off)
To: dynachrome
Making a bad situation exponentially worse.
Good show, Merck! You’re #1.
To: dynachrome
Whenever you use a chemical means to fight a biological organism, there is a risk that the targeted organism will evolve to resist the chemical.
This happens with viruses and bacteria. It happens with weeds and rodents.
If the dose is not enough to kill all of them right away, some will become resistant.
That’s how selective evolution works.
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posted on
09/25/2023 5:28:45 PM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
To: dynachrome
They knew this would occur. Planned oops.
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posted on
09/25/2023 5:34:37 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: dynachrome
We knew this 2 years ago.
To: Qiviut
“Harmaceuticals.”
Good one!
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posted on
09/25/2023 6:16:55 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
To: Qiviut
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posted on
09/26/2023 12:48:58 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: Qiviut
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posted on
09/26/2023 12:48:59 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: Qiviut
👍 life altering or ending Harmeceuticals.
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posted on
09/26/2023 11:13:25 AM PDT
by
PGalt
(Past Peak Civilization?)
To: dynachrome; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...

Granny has the Cure for it All.
As a bonus it will make your Weedeater run real good too.
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posted on
10/18/2023 3:02:55 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: Qiviut
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posted on
10/18/2023 3:15:33 PM PDT
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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