A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds
https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/a-pill-can-stop-people-from-developing-covid-after-being-exposed-to-the-virus-trial-finds
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Vanth@reddthat.com · 45 pts · 96d
There will be outbreaks of other corona viruses in the future. I wonder if this medicine will be effective against them or at least will be a baseline from which adjustments can be more quickly made to be effective against a different corona virus. This is one of the most positive news stories I've seen today.
BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 96d
Just give me a nasal vaccine please
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 96d
That would be awesome, I think that would be about as benign as injection, taking it through mucous membrane bypasses the digestive system, which is generally way more problematic.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 96d
And seems to me it ought to be extra effective if the immune reaction is centered near the usual source of the infection. Unless you have a bad reaction to the vaccine of course
BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 96d
Animal studies show it is way more effective. You want to activate and train the immune cells that will first be exposed to the virus. Traditional needle base vaccines help deal with the virus once it's already in your body. Great for managing the infection and ensuring it's scope is limited.
A nasal vaccine could stop people from being infected at all. Which is what they saw in animal studies so far.
Drusas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 96d
But important to know that the nasal vaccine (for flu) uses live virus, making it unsuitable for anyone with an immune deficiency.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 96d
I got like 9 or 11 injections in one 30-sec army jabfest in 91. I still don't like needles, but I'll roll up my arm or drop trou for something beneficial with no complaint. The alternative is always worse.
fonix232@fedia.io · 2 pts · 96d
Imagine if your annual vaccination was a simple nose spray.
jtrek@startrek.website · 2 pts · 96d
That doesn't sound much different than a traditional vaccine, unless you can self administer it
HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 96d
its massive for needlephobes.
jtrek@startrek.website · 0 pts · 96d
Probably get more return on resources investing in therapy to address phobias, in that case.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 1 pts · 96d
you mean society or the individual?
jtrek@startrek.website · 1 pts · 96d
Both
HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 96d
I mean individual wise I think you just don't get it and maybe mental health in general. TLDR - just get over it or go find some therapy and bingo bango boom. done. Society wise having resources would at least make it more possible for people who try. Honestly though its likely cheaper and easier to just have a nasal spray option but its holistically better for the individual to just not have phobias or really any mental health problems.
fonix232@fedia.io · 1 pts · 96d
It does when you can't stand needles. Also the convenience of being able to pick it up in a corner store vs having to go to a doctor.
Zorcron@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 96d
There’s been a nasal flu vaccine for a while but it’s not as effective as the intramuscular ones.
Drusas@fedia.io · 1 pts · 96d
Some of us really hate spraying stuff up our noses. I'll keep my injection, thanks.
homura1650@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 96d
We've had nasal flu vaccines for decades.
tobebannedbygaymods@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 96d
People take Annual Vaccines ?
HubertManne@piefed.social · 14 pts · 96d
Ensitrelvir works by blocking a key enzyme that the virus relies on to make new copies of itself. This enzyme is also targeted by Paxlovid. But unlike Paxlovid, ensitrelvir was shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 symptoms compared to a placebo among those who had been exposed to the virus.
Aqarius@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 96d
...Wait, wouldn't that literally make it a cure for the common cold?
Rekhyt@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 96d
I think it's a cure for the uncommon cold.
vxx@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 96d
I don't think so. The common cold is caused by about 200 different viruses or variants of the rhinovirus. Incubation is also very low with 24-72 hours, so you would have to basically take it every time someone sneezes around you.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 96d
Just. In. Time.
tobebannedbygaymods@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 96d
So basically a vaccine ?
Zorcron@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 96d
No, this doesn’t prime your immune system; it works directly against the virus, so you need the drug in your system actively to benefit from the effects.