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Pfizer Inc. said it has begun human safety testing of a new pill to treat the coronavirus that could be used at the first sign of illness.
If it succeeds in trials, the pill could be prescribed early in an infection to block viral replication before patients get very sick. The drug binds to an enzyme called a protease to keep the virus from replicating. Protease-inhibiting medicines have been successful in treating other types of viruses, include HIV and Hepatitis C.
Dolsten said Pfizer’s oral protease inhibitor, code-named PF-07321332, had a number of potential advantages. In lab tests, it worked against many coronaviruses, including the original SARS virus and MERS. Additionally, the coronavirus protease doesn’t mutate much, which means the therapy is likely to work equally well against numerous variant strains, he said.
In theory, the protease inhibitor could also be combined with other antiviral drugs, such as the one Merck is developing, Dolsten said.
Pfizer said it plans to share more data on the compound at the American Chemical Society meeting on April 6.
Pretty much. I’d be disgusted but I’m truly just in awe of how blatantly evil and unabashed this all is
originally posted by: booyakasha
nice maybe they can come up with a patch i can spend my money on too. Or a cream. Or a medicated mask. Or a nasal spray. Or eye drops.
The vaccine isn't enough, i wanted a pill also but we should really just pump as much # into our bodies as possible so Pfizer doesn't lose any money.
originally posted by: booyakasha
nice maybe they can come up with a patch i can spend my money on too. Or a cream. Or a medicated mask. Or a nasal spray. Or eye drops.
The vaccine isn't enough, i wanted a pill also but we should really just pump as much # into our bodies as possible so Pfizer doesn't lose any money.
originally posted by: booyakasha
a reply to: vonclod
mandatory. hahahah
gotta attack it from all sides right?
Inside and outside.
Luckily I own my own business so Im not worried about my boss doing that to me.
originally posted by: booyakasha
a reply to: ManFromEurope
doesn't matter. they will kill off all the idiots that voted for them in the first place.
And yes, a lot of corporation are saying it will be mandatory for a job or to travel. The government has no power. The corporations that millions work for do. And they are the ones requiring it to return to work or to use their companies.
your argument makes no sense whatsoever.
Besides. There are pills that are very cheap to get. They are called called vitamin c, vitamin d, and chaga mushrooms and can't be patented because they come from nature.
You have been taken for a fool by big pharma and the Rockefellers if you think they are actually making medicine.
originally posted by: infolurker
In theory, the protease inhibitor could also be combined with other antiviral drugs, such as the one Merck is developing, Dolsten said.
Pfizer said it plans to share more data on the compound at the American Chemical Society meeting on April 6.
originally posted by: vonclod
originally posted by: booyakasha
nice maybe they can come up with a patch i can spend my money on too. Or a cream. Or a medicated mask. Or a nasal spray. Or eye drops.
The vaccine isn't enough, i wanted a pill also but we should really just pump as much # into our bodies as possible so Pfizer doesn't lose any money.
Suppositories
originally posted by: Serdgiam
Yeah.. Protease and polymerase inhibitors have been the best course of action for this, and many other viruses (imo).
"Funny" to see them releasing new proprietary drugs given what we know and have researched about these inhibitors in general.
If only we had other things readily accessible that could do the same thing.. Thatd be wild, huh?