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Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Saturday the experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir it is developing with Ridgeback Bio showed a quicker reduction in infectious virus in its phase 2a study among participants with early COVID-19.
www.reuters.com
COVID-19 pill effective in preliminary testing may be 'holy grail' of pandemic, doctor says
The drug would function as an at-home, five-day treatment, similar to Tamiflu, to stop the virus from reproducing before causing major damage. Details, here:
Quick Summary: Merck's two vaccine attempts failed. They said "fuck it" and started working on a treatment for the virus and pop up with Molnupiravir. The drug has been rather effective at eliminating the virus over a 5 day period, just like the antiviral Tamiflu.
Ionno y'all... pop a pill for 5 days or take the vaccine?
