No. Monotherapy will accelerate mutation.
Helpful, certainly.
I suspect a silver bullet will look something like a vaccine inducing mucosal immunity, in combination with lowered circulation of the virus (and therefore slowing mutation right down). |
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A multi-pronged approach is probably needed that will target different aspects of prevention, treatments etc, in very different countries, with varying infrastructures around the world. It's fantastic that we have found some really effective tools to help us, including this one |
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" in combination with lowered circulation of the virus (and therefore slowing mutation right down).
A little late for that maybe?"
No. The more it circulates the better it has a chance to do. No matter how little or much it spreads. So (numbers for illustration) a virus that's circulated a million times has had less chance to evolve against our immune system than a virus that's circulated a trillion times. |
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EIDD-2801, AKA Molnupiravir, similar drugs in the same class have been shown to produce birth defects [in animals].
It is of use only in the early stage of sars-cov-2 infection. If the covid disease has progressed, it is of no use. |
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"EIDD-2801, AKA Molnupiravir, similar drugs in the same class have been shown to produce birth defects [in animals].
It is of use only in the early stage of sars-cov-2 infection. If the covid disease has progressed, it is of no use."
Yes, that's the other issue - severe disease is no longer in the viral phase |
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" in combination with lowered circulation of the virus (and therefore slowing mutation right down).
A little late for that maybe?
No. The more it circulates the better it has a chance to do. No matter how little or much it spreads. So (numbers for illustration) a virus that's circulated a million times has had less chance to evolve against our immune system than a virus that's circulated a trillion times."
I get that.
My point was that it's a little late to stop covid spreading worldwide. That horse bolted a couple of years ago. |
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" in combination with lowered circulation of the virus (and therefore slowing mutation right down).
A little late for that maybe?
No. The more it circulates the better it has a chance to do. No matter how little or much it spreads. So (numbers for illustration) a virus that's circulated a million times has had less chance to evolve against our immune system than a virus that's circulated a trillion times.
I get that.
My point was that it's a little late to stop covid spreading worldwide. That horse bolted a couple of years ago."
I get that too, but the more we slow it down, the more chance we have of keeping up therapeutically. It's not a yes/no question - it's a "how hard do you want this to be" question. |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines."
Depends.
On whether the PTB want to rest of the world to be vaccinated.
Or prefer depopulation. |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines.
Yeah... Omicron seems to be a lesson no one wants to look at closely, there."
Though ironically some believe it may have resulted in a lessening of the disease. If that proves to be true it may be that nature will be the source of the solution more so than science. |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines.
Yeah... Omicron seems to be a lesson no one wants to look at closely, there.
Though ironically some believe it may have resulted in a lessening of the disease. If that proves to be true it may be that nature will be the source of the solution more so than science."
I'll believe it when I see it. |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines.
Yeah... Omicron seems to be a lesson no one wants to look at closely, there.
Though ironically some believe it may have resulted in a lessening of the disease. If that proves to be true it may be that nature will be the source of the solution more so than science.
I'll believe it when I see it."
Me too. I guess we'll know soon enough... |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines.
Yeah... Omicron seems to be a lesson no one wants to look at closely, there.
Though ironically some believe it may have resulted in a lessening of the disease. If that proves to be true it may be that nature will be the source of the solution more so than science.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Me too. I guess we'll know soon enough..."
No, not soon enough, hence the current push for masks, working from home and boosters... |
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"Not hard enough to ensure the rest of the world has equal access to vaccines.
Yeah... Omicron seems to be a lesson no one wants to look at closely, there.
Though ironically some believe it may have resulted in a lessening of the disease. If that proves to be true it may be that nature will be the source of the solution more so than science.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Me too. I guess we'll know soon enough...
No, not soon enough, hence the current push for masks, working from home and boosters..."
I can't see how any of that's going to achieve much.
Unless immunity kicks in from the boosters at an unusually rapid rate the boosters will be too late to have much of an impact for people getting together for Christmas parties and gatherings.
As for behavioural changes... I'm not seeing much evidence of that.
If there had been a genuine desire to slow prevalence it would have taken another lockdown. |
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