A lot of the #UrgencyofNormal folks say "Oh, we need to LIVE again. If you get COVID you can easily get paxlovid and monoclonal antibodies, etc and probably be fine." Thread. 1/6
Only problem with that is with Omicron (including BA.2 et al), most of our current mAbs don't work so well and the ones that do are not readily available. Paxlovid is incredibly hard to find AND a lot of docs and providers STILL don't know that they should prescribe it. 2/6
Add to that the $$ cuts to COVID relief related funding, and it gets even worse. If you are fully vaxxed + boosted and get COVID, you'll probably not need to go to the hospital, but if your disease is anything more than mild, it is HARD to get these "treatments" 3/6
Most of these #UrgencyOfNormal folks are privileged folks who KNOW how to get these meds, and have access to them. The common American most likely DOES NOT. Our healthcare system is a nightmare to navigate as it is. 4/6
HENCE, IMHO the best thing to do right now is still PREVENTION: vaccination, masking, discretion when considering large/crowded gatherings, ventilation, etc. Please do not fall for the #UrgencyOfNormal narrative. If you choose to follow it, make sure you have ready access 5/6
to these meds. In any case, given threat of long COVID, it's NEVER a good idea to risk catching COVID. I'm NOT advocating for locking down or not "having a life." I'm just saying be careful. You can live your life and also wear a mask. These two are not mutually exclusive. 6/6
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