Fri Oct 1, 2021, 01:53 PM

WarGamer (7,835 posts)

Science wins. COVID-19 deaths/hospitalizations could soon be rare... no vaccine required.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mercks-covid-19-pill-cuts-risk-death-hospitalization-by-50-study-2021-10-01/

Oct 1 (Reuters) - An antiviral pill developed by U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co (MRK.N) could half the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19, with experts hailing it as a potential breakthrough in how the virus is treated.

If it gets authorization, molnupiravir, which is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus, would be the first oral antiviral medication for COVID-19.

Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said they plan to seek U.S. emergency use authorization for the pill as soon as possible and to make regulatory applications worldwide.

"An oral antiviral that can impact hospitalization risk to such a degree would be game changing," said Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

Note: read the article. The clinical studies are so successful they've been requested to stop the trials and go straight to approval under emergency use.

Basically... it's Tamiflu for C19.

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
Science wins. COVID-19 deaths/hospitalizations could soon be rare... no vaccine required. (Original post)	WarGamer	Oct 2021	OP
It certainly sounds great right now.	CaliforniaPeggy	Oct 2021	#1
over 5 million Global dead... this would be HUGE.	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#2
Science always wins!! Really good news	PortTack	Oct 2021	#3
But how much will...	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#54
I predict	mindfulNJ	Oct 2021	#4
Yep	iemanja	Oct 2021	#6
Fine.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#23
"ECKS PERRY MENTAL"??2??	Grokenstein	Oct 2021	#34
Omygrd they're all from Montana lately.	Maru Kitteh	Oct 2021	#66
Of course	Rebl2	Oct 2021	#41
Let them suffer the consequences of their stupidity	onetexan	Oct 2021	#47
Hey, whatever.	paleotn	Oct 2021	#48
Fine with me.	calimary	Oct 2021	#56
They won't even have to work too hard on this one, they'll spin the drug's mechanism of action	Ftrump	Oct 2021	#60
I'm going to do my own research, thanks.	NightWatcher	Oct 2021	#5
Lol n/t	ejbr	Oct 2021	#24
hehe	hibbing	Oct 2021	#43
Will the anti-vaxxers accept this pill?	Irish_Dem	Oct 2021	#7
Only if they can wash it down with bleach.	tinrobot	Oct 2021	#27
They are hell bent on killing themselves, aren't they?	Irish_Dem	Oct 2021	#35
Honestly, I really don't care.	paleotn	Oct 2021	#51
It sounds like a scientific breakthrough	wnylib	Oct 2021	#53
WHOA there!	Jirel	Oct 2021	#8
Still really early but 0 deaths in trials while the placebo group had 8 deaths	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#12
Exactly. We're seeing 2,000 dead each day	NickB79	Oct 2021	#21
Grammar Nazi salute ! nt	eppur_se_muova	Oct 2021	#38
Agreed,	Hav	Oct 2021	#31
I am sure that this will not be anywhere as effective	Miguelito Loveless	Oct 2021	#9
Rumor has it that the Merck pill is just a mix of ivermectin, HCQ and bleach	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#15
Even better......Merck also makes Ivermectin.	Nevilledog	Oct 2021	#20
Which is why it's so hilarious	Grokenstein	Oct 2021	#39
Nothing I have yet read claims it is a preventative.	Runningdawg	Oct 2021	#10
in the trials, zero deaths.	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#11
Yes, a preventative.	luvtheGWN	Oct 2021	#59
If it were a preventative you would take it BEFORE infection. It's not.	Runningdawg	Oct 2021	#63
You are almost correct, but	luvtheGWN	Oct 2021	#67
Costs vs Vaccine Costs?	bluewater	Oct 2021	#13
According to the article it's 700 for the pill treatment	Hav	Oct 2021	#28
But the pill is only given to people who need it...	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#32
Yep--and immunocompromised now have a weapon	crimycarny	Oct 2021	#55
Anthropomorphizing science	LanternWaste	Oct 2021	#14
lol... good one, LW...	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#16
Why do you think space invented Dark Energy?	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#25
Not What I Heard	ProfessorGAC	Oct 2021	#62
These are dark matters.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#73
I'll bet these pills are the perfect size to hide the Bill Gates microchips.	Earth-shine	Oct 2021	#17
Exactly!!11!	progressoid	Oct 2021	#36
Don't pop the cork just yet	PSPS	Oct 2021	#18
Hopefully we'll see soon...	WarGamer	Oct 2021	#19
Watch MAGA race to "introduce errors into the genetic code"	zaj	Oct 2021	#22
I heard they are embedding the DaVinci Code into the genetic code.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#26
A few errors in their genetic code	Danascot	Oct 2021	#40
Nice try Merck. We know they make Ivermectin which is much cheaper	IronLionZion	Oct 2021	#29
World changing if so. No refrigeration or technicians.	Jakes Progress	Oct 2021	#30
Ah, that's much, more space for the microchips	relayerbob	Oct 2021	#33
"no vaccine required"	Hav	Oct 2021	#37
Thank you. We should not in any way be discouraging people from getting vaxed NT	EleanorR	Oct 2021	#50
This is such awesome news! There is a huge light at the end of the tunnel and I can see	beaglelover	Oct 2021	#42
Sadly, this was in the news several months ago. They even targeted end of 2021 for release.	Mr. Ected	Oct 2021	#44
Why can't they have a vaccine that "introduces errors into the AIDS virus"?	Stargleamer	Oct 2021	#45
It's a more difficult virus than Covid.	dawg	Oct 2021	#52
Better check the price first.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#46
You can get it for a few hundred $ from India.	Crunchy Frog	Oct 2021	#69
Now you can...	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#72
The expectation is for a 50% reduction in deaths from this treatment.	dawg	Oct 2021	#49
Exactly	StarryNite	Oct 2021	#61
The picture I saw of these pills showed them as small and brown.	CCExile	Oct 2021	#57
Hospital only drug, I'd say.	Aussie105	Oct 2021	#58
No. It's for use ASAP after + test.	Crunchy Frog	Oct 2021	#70
Honestly, that drug sounds like what the anti-vaxxers accuse the vaccines of being	Azathoth	Oct 2021	#64
Not So Fast	DET	Oct 2021	#65
They think Remdesivir is killing them.	Crunchy Frog	Oct 2021	#71
I'll admit the phrase "introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus"	Steelrolled	Oct 2021	#68
Ummm, no, Reuters/Tass. The pill doesn't stop the spread, you idiots.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#74

Response to WarGamer (Original post)

Fri Oct 1, 2021, 01:56 PM

CaliforniaPeggy (144,516 posts)

1. It certainly sounds great right now.

Let's hope that this promise is one that can be kept.

Science wins. COVID-19 deaths/hospitalizations could soon be rare... no vaccine required.

1. It certainly sounds great right now.

2. over 5 million Global dead... this would be HUGE.

3. Science always wins!! Really good news

54. But how much will...

4. I predict

6. Yep

23. Fine.

34. "ECKS PERRY MENTAL"??2??

66. Omygrd they're all from Montana lately.

41. Of course

47. Let them suffer the consequences of their stupidity

48. Hey, whatever.

56. Fine with me.

60. They won't even have to work too hard on this one, they'll spin the drug's mechanism of action

5. I'm going to do my own research, thanks.

24. Lol n/t

43. hehe

7. Will the anti-vaxxers accept this pill?

27. Only if they can wash it down with bleach.

35. They are hell bent on killing themselves, aren't they?

51. Honestly, I really don't care.

53. It sounds like a scientific breakthrough

8. WHOA there!

12. Still really early but 0 deaths in trials while the placebo group had 8 deaths

21. Exactly. We're seeing 2,000 dead each day

38. Grammar Nazi salute ! nt

31. Agreed,

9. I am sure that this will not be anywhere as effective

15. Rumor has it that the Merck pill is just a mix of ivermectin, HCQ and bleach

20. Even better......Merck also makes Ivermectin.

39. Which is why it's so hilarious

10. Nothing I have yet read claims it is a preventative.

11. in the trials, zero deaths.

59. Yes, a preventative.

63. If it were a preventative you would take it BEFORE infection. It's not.

67. You are almost correct, but

13. Costs vs Vaccine Costs?

28. According to the article it's 700 for the pill treatment

32. But the pill is only given to people who need it...

55. Yep--and immunocompromised now have a weapon

14. Anthropomorphizing science

16. lol... good one, LW...

25. Why do you think space invented Dark Energy?

62. Not What I Heard

73. These are dark matters.

17. I'll bet these pills are the perfect size to hide the Bill Gates microchips.

36. Exactly!!11!

18. Don't pop the cork just yet

19. Hopefully we'll see soon...

22. Watch MAGA race to "introduce errors into the genetic code"

26. I heard they are embedding the DaVinci Code into the genetic code.

40. A few errors in their genetic code

29. Nice try Merck. We know they make Ivermectin which is much cheaper

30. World changing if so. No refrigeration or technicians.

33. Ah, that's much, more space for the microchips

37. "no vaccine required"

50. Thank you. We should not in any way be discouraging people from getting vaxed NT

42. This is such awesome news! There is a huge light at the end of the tunnel and I can see

44. Sadly, this was in the news several months ago. They even targeted end of 2021 for release.

45. Why can't they have a vaccine that "introduces errors into the AIDS virus"?

52. It's a more difficult virus than Covid.

46. Better check the price first.

69. You can get it for a few hundred $ from India.

72. Now you can...

49. The expectation is for a 50% reduction in deaths from this treatment.

61. Exactly

57. The picture I saw of these pills showed them as small and brown.

58. Hospital only drug, I'd say.

70. No. It's for use ASAP after + test.

64. Honestly, that drug sounds like what the anti-vaxxers accuse the vaccines of being

65. Not So Fast

71. They think Remdesivir is killing them.

68. I'll admit the phrase "introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus"

74. Ummm, no, Reuters/Tass. The pill doesn't stop the spread, you idiots.