Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new studies suggest

Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by prox on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:02PM (#28381544)

We might also see the first batch of medicines appear in 2022, if we can successfully prevent ICU visits with effective medicines for starters, that would mean a lot to healthcare professionals worldwide.

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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by Griffinsauce on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @01:00PM (#28382489)

Is there any actual development here? It's definitely not a given that we can do this.

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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by Spellman on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @01:09PM (#28382628)

There actually is!

Two studies in Brazil have shown a pretty significant reduction in hospitalizations in a RCT of fluvoxamine. More data obviously required.

Plus there has been more work on other treatments, but most are pretty expensive.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22619137/fluvoxamine-covi...

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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by prox on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @05:30PM (#28385730)

While obviously complicated, Pfizer is working on a promising medication and I know of a dutch trial using antibodies that’s starting a next phase.

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