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Another one. Hopefully better effectiveness compared to vaccine, but more testing still needed. I am skeptical of Pfizer's version, but maybe Moderna's might be more ideal imo.

I'd still prefer monoclonal antibody treatment and hope Ab8 will be out sometime next year.

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214658289

ATLANTA — Researchers at Georgia State University say they have discovered a new antiviral drug that completely suppresses transmission of COVID-19 within 24 hours.

The drug, called Molnupiravir (MK-4482/EIDD-2801), is taken orally as a pill. Channel 2′s Tom Regan was at GSU, where he talked to Dr. Richard Plemper, the lead on the study.

“This is the first demonstration of an orally available drug to rapidly block SARS-CoV-2 transmission,” Plemper said. “MK-4482/EIDD-2801 could be game-changing.”

Plemper said the drug rapidly shuts down the replication of the virus in the body, derailing it to the point that the person is no longer contagious and can’t spread to other people.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta...TDAZM5DKVHHK2I/

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Besides this potential future treatment and as mentioned above....U of Pitt Medical
Center has their own monoclonal antibody (Ab8) treatment that somewhat works similar to
Regeneron (that very expensive treatment that was supposedly administered to the jackass-
in-office) even though there are doubts if the jackass was really treated with
Regeneron.