re: Remdisvir for covid pneumonoa, any first hand knowledge?

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What’s the word on the efficacy and availability of the new antivirals?

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However, Merck hasn’t yet done specific research studying the antiviral’s effect against omicron. The company has previously found that the drug works for the gamma, delta and mu variants.

Studies of the antiviral have found that the pill reduced the risk of hospitalization or death for individuals with mild to moderate disease by 30%.

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And, of course, Pfizer makes claims of 85-90% effectiveness...sound familiar? Kind of like some vaccines you may have heard of.

*edited to add something about availability

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The U.S. has agreed to purchase about 3.1 million courses of Merck’s drug, most of which could be available to states by the end of the month. The government has purchased 20 million courses of Pfizer's drug. Allocations are expected to ramp up over the next several months, officials say, with at least 10 million courses delivered by the end of June.

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June! Omicron will be long gone by then.