I received this news via the New York Times which, if true, will be helpful as we learn to live with this wretched disease.
A Covid pill developed by Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death in vulnerable adults by 89 per cent, according to a clinical trial carried out by the US company.
Incidentally the expert at a Webinar I attended said that the three jabs we receive are to increase protection, especially if the third jab is a different vaccine from the previous ones. A booster may/may not be given to deal with different strains.
And on we go!
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Yes - the BBC appears to have got in first! 😀Also thanks for the clarification about vaccines/boosters and what it’s all about. Honestly, could the messages have been more muddled? 😱
MSD (Merck, Sharp and Dohme) have just had their pill accepted in UK. It is an anti viral and will be given to ‘vulnerable’ people who catch Covid. It looks like Pfizer have now produced a pill too. UK have just under half a million on order from MSD at the moment.
They produce Alendronic Acid and push it as being perfect without mentioning any problems. They also are known as a pretty aggressive pharmaceutical company. In one case where they had lied about a patent a judge said “systematic and outrageous deception in conjunction with unethical business practices and litigation misconduct”.
Drug companies are like James Bond... but they lie too ... and your perception about the worst drug company is wrong... Pfizer is the worst IMO - "In 2009, Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion in a criminal and civil liability lawsuit stemming from the illegal promotion of certain drugs. At the time, it was the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history."
I never said Merck was the worst drug company. I have worked with the drug industry for over thirty years and know both companies well. I would actually go for Merck over Pfizer. I think virtually every single drug company is having some law suit or other most of the time. In the case you mention Pfizer got found out!!
Just wanted to thank you and Dorset Lady for the clarification about vaccines etc. My ‘expert’ said that the GPs hadn’t been informed about it all which accounted for the muddled communication. It’s all such fun! 🤪
My GP practice manager apologised to me because they hadn't considered the letters they'd been sent about third primary. They no longer did vaccines so didn't think it applied. Multiply by hundreds of practices apparently. Though I do have sympathy for the pressure they are all under and usually my practice is very good.
Nothing new there then!!! Too many people with clipboards - who have been promoted above their level of practical experience. The good ones want to be doing the work, not ticking boxes ...
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... and your perception about the worst drug company is wrong... Pfizer is the worst IMO - "In 2009, Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion in a criminal and civil liability lawsuit stemming from the illegal promotion of certain drugs. At the time, it was the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history."
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