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posted by martyb on Tuesday September 28 2021, @09:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water dept.

A pill to treat Covid-19: 'We're talking about a return to, maybe, normal life'

Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to the emergency room.

[....] But the Kellys, who live in Seattle, had agreed just after their diagnoses to join a clinical trial at the nearby Fred Hutch cancer research center that's part of an international effort to test an antiviral treatment that could halt covid early in its course.

By the next day, the couple were taking four pills, twice a day. Though they weren't told whether they had received an active medication or placebo, within a week, they said, their symptoms were better. Within two weeks, they had recovered.

"I don't know if we got the treatment, but I kind of feel like we did," Miranda Kelly said. "To have all these underlying conditions, I felt like the recovery was very quick."

[....] At least three promising antivirals for covid are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter, said Carl Dieffenbach, director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who is overseeing antiviral development.

"I think that we will have answers as to what these pills are capable of within the next several months," Dieffenbach said.

An effective treatment would be great for those who get covid despite the availability of, or even having received, vaccinations.


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  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 28 2021, @11:10PM (9 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 28 2021, @11:10PM (#1182475)

    LMAO: "Playing VICTIM" now, fakename fuck? That's right - I AM calling you WHAT YOU ARE, especially when you asked for DEATH by FACTS I put out @ YOUR REQUEST too no less! You ARE a DEAD MONKEY. You asked to be killed by FACTUAL proofs, so I provided them from your OWN admin staff here on SOYLENT (who know you are sockpuppeting cheating little fucks).

    * YOU LOSE & me? I love it... Man, I haven't said THIS in awhile but you merit it:

    THIS? This https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=1&cid=1182286#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] was just "too, Too, TOO EASY - just '2ez'" as usual vs. FAKENAME fucks online that use 50 sockpuppets each to upmod themself (under MANY accounts) & to DOWNMOD those like myself that put out UNDENIABLE, VERIFIABLE concrete facts to shut you down with.

    LMAO - Hypocrite: you COMPLAIN of namecalling (you FAKENAME fuck sockpuppeteer - is "DeathMonkey" the name on your birth certificate you DELUSIONAL loon? NO, it is not thus you are naught but a cartoon character, lol - BUGS BUNNY or in YOUR CASE? Bug Brain DUMB bunny - lol) YET DO IT YOURSELF when I blasted you to pieces with this post https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=1&cid=1182306#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] PROVING you are NOTHING but a hypocrite LOWBROW I could EASILY get the best of (lol, by LETTING YOU defeat yourself FOR ME using your own requests & stupid words, lol...)

    AND?

    Who'd I "threaten" victimhood playing LOSER? You?? You don't even EXIST - you're a FAKENAME FUCK online (probably 1 of your MANY "low self-esteem" naricissistic DELUSIONAL accounts you use to BOLSTER your loser self - only way you can, apparently, is to SELF UPMOD yourself(ves) via cheating).

    APK

    P.S.=> We DON"T all wish we could be FAKENAME FUCK LOSERS like you than when BLOWN AWAY by "yours truly" & BY YOUR OWN ADMIN STAFF here prove you are full of it - hilarious but TYPICAL from weirdos like you, lol... apk

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:13AM (8 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:13AM (#1182593)

    My buddies and I are on a large yacht in Monaco, partying it up and laughing at you making an ass of yourself. I am successful and live a life of luxury. You are a loser and live in a shitty $1 house. I followed c6gunner's directions and verified that you really do owe back taxes on your dumpster of a $1 house. If I was an unemployed loser like you, I'd probably be angry and delusional, just like you are. Fortunately, I'm better than you, so I wouldn't sink to the level of losers like you. Go ahead, continue to show the world what a loser you are by spending your entire life sitting at your computer and posting angry spam to Slashdot and SoylentNews. My buddies and I are laughing our asses off at you showing everyone what a worthless loser you are, and that your life is completely wasted.

    • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:44AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:44AM (#1182599)

      You're full of shit but provide actual proof of your lies. Everyone knows you're nothing but a zero CUNT on forums clucking. APK knocked the fucking chocolate outta you https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=2&cid=1182580#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] whimp hahaha

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:54AM (6 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @04:54AM (#1182601)

      OMG what a liar you are. You're a ghetto loser sitting in a shack made of tarpaper at best! You're on a yacht eh? You're being destroyed by APK https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=1&cid=1182286#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] showing your "friends" that don't exist that much too? You really ARE stupid. Thanks for the laughs here. Unbelievable.

      • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:00AM (5 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:00AM (#1182605)

        LOL! APK got so triggered by my post that he felt the need to write two angry replies, both pretending he's someone else.

        It's so funny seeing just how insecure you are.

        • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:04AM (4 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:04AM (#1182606)

          Dearest forums CLUCKING chicken: New NEWS - APK knocked the FUCK out of you easily thanks to soylentnews admin staff here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=1&cid=1182286#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] hahahahahaha

          • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:09AM (2 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:09AM (#1182608)

            Seriously, APK is so angry and full of rage because he has a huge crush on Barb Hudson, but she rejected him because he's a loser.

            • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:18AM (1 child)

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:18AM (#1182611)

              Uh, APK is laughing at you pack of clucking chickens on this site like YOU! Kudos to APK here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=2&cid=1182580#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] since he points out soon COVID CLUCKS like YOU will all be dead and out of our way. Stupid COVID CLUCKS are like that thank goodness. As far as transtesticle FREAK tomhudson (barbarahudson as tranzoid monstrosity abberation abomination of desolation)? Sounds like YOU suck that tranny dick instead. Admit it. You SUCK COCK but ONLY from "Transtesticle MONSTERS" like barb, lol!

              • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:20AM

                by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:20AM (#1182613)

                ROTFLMAO that is classic!

          • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:12AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 29 2021, @05:12AM (#1182609)

            No lie. They're a pack of clucking chickens on this site aren't they? Nice job here APK https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=45162&page=2&cid=1182580#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] since you point out soon they will all be dead and out of our way. Stupid COVID CLUCKS are like that thank goodness.