habuspasha Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Is Paxlovid available? If so, where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Moving to the Health and Medicine forum for answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Not available in Thailand for ordinary people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habuspasha Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Lorry said: Not available in Thailand for ordinary people Does "ordinary people" include falang, hi so, and w/$$ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I am not aware of anyplace that has it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I am fascinated by the current inaction in the fight against Covid in Thailand. No Paxlovid, no updated boosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Molnupiravar antiviral works just fine, we finished a four day course last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: I am fascinated by the current inaction in the fight against Covid in Thailand. No Paxlovid, no updated boosters. I don't know where you get that idea from but Molnupiravir antivirals are widely available here plus boosters are available at every hospital I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, nigelforbes said: Molnupiravar antiviral works just fine, we finished a four day course last week. Paxlovid has considerably higher efficacy than Molnipiravar. More than 2 fold difference. That said, the great majority of people will do fine without either medication. It is important to understand that these drugs have no measurable effect on outcomes (i.e. hospitalizations or deaths) except among people in high risk groups (over age 65, immunosuppressed etc). This is because the rate of hospitalization and death with current COVID variants is already minimal in non-high risk groups. Also need to be aware that both drugs have contraindications and potentially dangerous interactions with other medications. Paxlovid (or Molnupiravar if Paxlovid unavailable) has a definite place in treatment of COVID among properly screened high risk people but is not a panacea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, nigelforbes said: I don't know where you get that idea from but Molnupiravir antivirals are widely available here plus boosters are available at every hospital I know of. For god's sake, Paxlovid isn't, neither are the Omicron updated boosters, from Pfizer and Moderna. Edited December 11, 2022 by Boomer6969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Boomer6969 said: For god's sake, Paxlovid isn't neither are the Omicron updated boosters, from Pfizer and Moderna. Exciteable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 21 hours ago, habuspasha said: Does "ordinary people" include falang, hi so, and w/$$ ? Pretty much yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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