10-04-2023, 10:00 PM
(10-04-2023, 09:40 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I was irritated seeing this headline. Which didn’t get much traction.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/25/merck-covid-drug-linked-to-virus-mutations-study-says-.html
Not only was it probably a lab leak. We also caused it to mutate with one of the treatments we were giving.
The common cold has turned in to the common Covid and is probably here to stay.
I haven’t read the study, yet, but I’m interested in doing so. However, I will say I’ve never written a prescription for Lagevrio and don’t know a single provider who has. Compared to Paxlovid, Lagevrio is less effective, more expensive, and is approved for use under an EUA instead of full FDA approval as Paxlovid is. And I don’t even know about how widely it is available in pharmacies or the insurance coverage, but I would assume Paxlovid has the advantage there, also.
