Tag: covid-19 drugs

Contentious COVID-19 Drugs Are All Antimalarial: May Not Be a Coincidence

April 14, 2023
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The COVID-19 recommendations hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and now artemisinin all have one thing in common: They are antimalarial drugs or have such properties. Yet studies suggest that this may not be a mere coincidence; malaria and COVID-19 may be more similar than people may realize. Malaria Versus COVID-19 From the outset, malaria and COVID-19 are very distinct diseases….

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Is the White House’s Push for Paxlovid Evidence-Based?

December 23, 2022
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The Biden administration and government agencies continue to push Pfizer’s COVID-19 emergency use authorization product, Paxlovid, even with insufficient new trial data showing effectiveness in the current population. Pfizer’s initial clinical trial for Paxlovid in 2021, which earned it an emergency use authorization (EAU) by the FDA, seemed quite promising. Results showed a relative risk reduction of progression…

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