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Is that satire or acknowledging the fact that Paxlovid isn't really that great at preventing adverse outcomes? Poe's Law applies again, it's quite impossible to
by HarryHirsch 4y ago
Is that satire or acknowledging the fact that Paxlovid isn't really that great at preventing adverse outcomes? Poe's Law applies again, it's quite impossible to tell, but then with satire you are not supposed to be able to tell.
- loeg 4y agoNot sure what you mean. Paxlovid is extremely effective at preventing bad outcomes. (Also note that this article is not about Paxlovid.)
- HarryHirsch 4y agoThe early studies were with Paxlovid in unvaccinated patients, where it worked pretty good. But by now everyone is vaccinated and/or has caught the pestilence several times over, and efficacy against severe disease and death is much less clear-cut. It still provides benefit in the elderly, but not in the rest of the population. Pfizer (!) put out a press release bearing the not-good news: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-reports-additional-data-paxlovidtm-supporting#:~:text=Additional%20analyses%20of%20secondary%20endpoint,placebo%20(p%3D0.0228) https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-deta...
- Izkata 4y ago"Rebounds" also seem to be really common, so it's not really very clear it's actually helping clear out the virus in the first place.