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The Pflovid Paxlovid test case for the treatment of long-term COVID
Reports from two patients who have been relieved of long-term COVID after taking Pfizer Inc antiviral Paxlovid, including a researcher who tried it herself, provide interesting evidence for clinical trials to help those suffering from debilitating conditions, say experts and advocates.
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The researcher said that the symptoms of chronic fatigue, which “I felt like I was hit by a truck”, disappeared after receiving oral treatment with two drugs. Long COVID is an emerging health crisis, estimated to affect up to 30% of people infected with the coronavirus. It can last for months, leaving many unable to work. More than 200 symptoms have been linked to the condition, including pain, fatigue, brain fog, difficulty breathing and exhaustion after minimal amounts of physical activity. Dr. Steven Dicks, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (USSF) and a specialist in HIV treatment research, said pharmaceutical companies tend to discount patient case studies. But such cases have helped research into the treatment of HIV, and Deeks believes these Paxlovid cases could do the same for long-term COVID.
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Missing access to Paxlovid, an immunosuppressed woman from Calgary
FILE PHOTO: Cure for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Paxlovid appears in a box at Misericordia Hospital in Grosseto, Italy, February 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS / Jennifer Lorenzini Access to an antiviral drug that significantly reduces the risk of serious COVID-19 disease is insufficient, says an immunosuppressed woman from Calgary who had trouble receiving treatment. Yvette Peters tested positive for COVID-19 in a quick home test on Thursday and immediately started receiving a prescription for Paxlovid from the province. She said she confirmed her diagnosis through a provincial PCR test and called the county’s exclusive Health Link line to access the drug, but could not get a prescription. As a breast cancer patient receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy, Peters meets Alberta’s current eligibility requirements for prescribing Paxlovid.
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Paxlovid is one of the oral drugs found in clinical trials to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death from the new coronavirus by almost 90 percent if taken within five days of the onset of symptoms. Entering the fifth day of her symptoms on Sunday, Peters worried that he was running out of time to start treatment. Read more. Sunday
UK’s Johnson breaks cabinet code with lockdown violations, says constitutional expert
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stares as he speaks on immigration, at Lydd Airport, UK, April 14, 2022. Photo by Matt Dunham / Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain into a constitutional crisis by breaking a pandemic ban law, effectively “shredding the ministerial code”, the country’s top constitutional expert said on Sunday. Peter Hennessy, a historian and member of the upper house of parliament, said Johnson had become “the great humiliator in the modern age of decency in public and political life” after being fined by police for attending a Downing Street rally. while it had limitations. was in place.
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The ministerial code sets out the standards of conduct expected of ministers and the way in which they perform their duties, according to the government website. Johnson was accused of misleading parliament on the issue by opposition lawmakers after he told parliament last year that all rules had been obeyed on Downing Street during the pandemic. He will appear before the House of Commons on Tuesday to explain why he was fined by the police. Read more. Saturday
Calgary woman stuck in lockdown in Shanghai worries about poorer city dwellers
Danielle LeClerc and her husband Tom Szyszko pose for a photo taken in Shanghai before the lockdown. Photo by Submitted by Danielle LeClerc When Danielle LeClerc found out that she and her neighbors in a Shanghai complex had run out of food earlier this month, she knew it was time to take action. The former Calgary resident, who has lived in China’s second most populous city since 2008, brought together many of the women who also live in her complex.
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“I said, ‘Listen, you know, none of us succeed in getting food.’ “Let us all work together.” “So we started pumping our resources and that brought food to our band. We are doing well now. “In fact, we probably have more food per capita than many people.” The Chinese government began locking parts of Shanghai on March 27. LeClerc said part of its city had been notified several days before it was locked, but other areas had only hours, causing panic shopping. The lockdowns are an attempt to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, as China has adopted a COVID-zero policy. Read more.
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