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BREAKING: [Thread]
1. @SAHPRA1 has given emergency authorisation for the importation of the #COVID19 treatment molnupiravir (provided by the drug company MSD)
2. What is molnupiravir? It's an antiviral pill that can lower your chances of falling seriously ill or dying from COVID
1. @SAHPRA1 has given emergency authorisation for the importation of the #COVID19 treatment molnupiravir (provided by the drug company MSD)
2. What is molnupiravir? It's an antiviral pill that can lower your chances of falling seriously ill or dying from COVID
2. With which conditions does @SAHPRA1's authorisation of molnupiravir come?
1. The pills can initially only be imported for 6 months
2. There's a limit on the nr of pills that can be imported (nr = not mentioned in the press release)
3. Only people of 18+ can use it
1. The pills can initially only be imported for 6 months
2. There's a limit on the nr of pills that can be imported (nr = not mentioned in the press release)
3. Only people of 18+ can use it
3. How well does molnupiravir work?
If taken within 5 days after the 1st #COVIVD19 symptoms, it can:
1. Lower the risk of hospitalisation by 30% in unvaccinated, high-risk COVID patients
2. Reduce the risk of dying from COVID by 89%
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
If taken within 5 days after the 1st #COVIVD19 symptoms, it can:
1. Lower the risk of hospitalisation by 30% in unvaccinated, high-risk COVID patients
2. Reduce the risk of dying from COVID by 89%
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
[Thread] 1. What's happening with #COVID vaccine boosters in SA?
Nicholas Crisp, @heatlhza:
1. SA = not yet vaccinated enough people to focus on boosters for large groups of people
2. HCWs = special group as they get exposed to #COVIVD19 more so their infection risk = higher
Nicholas Crisp, @heatlhza:
1. SA = not yet vaccinated enough people to focus on boosters for large groups of people
2. HCWs = special group as they get exposed to #COVIVD19 more so their infection risk = higher
2. Crisp:
1. Some #HealthWorkers vaccinated in the #Sisonke trial were vaccinated 8 months ago, so they may need booster shots
2. They will receive 2nd #JnJ doses in a study starting in Nov
1. Some #HealthWorkers vaccinated in the #Sisonke trial were vaccinated 8 months ago, so they may need booster shots
2. They will receive 2nd #JnJ doses in a study starting in Nov
