“Why are doctors still so afraid to [prescribe] Paxlovid,” tweeted Dr. Purvi Parikh, an infectious disease expert and clinical assistant professor at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
Public health sites, newspapers, social media are all espousing the lack of enthusiasm of providers to recommend drugs which include pills such as Paxlovid
What these sources are not telling you are the possible serious complications which can occur with Paxlovid or Molnupiravir. It has been shown these molecular agents can cause mutagenesis creating unknown variants which may be cardiotoxic, causing heart dysfunction, and even death. Public health studies and statistics are misleading as the risk factors are only probabilities, and not absolutes. There is no predictability of adverse occurrences
Although all these sources emphasize the drugs are free and widely available, officials say some doctors are not prescribing them as much as they should. Paxlovid and another oral medication known as molnupiravir.
Public health sites argue, “Many of our hospitals across the state are reaching capacity — if they aren’t there already — and one of the ways we can reduce admissions is by treating individuals who have COVID-19,” Dr. Tomás Aragón, the California public health director and health officer, said in a statement. “Unlike previous years, people now have safe and effective treatment options that can prevent serious disease, reduce hospitalization and may also lower the risk of long COVID-19 symptoms.”
Rate of bivalent boosters in population over 65 yrs
Much of the online reporting is duplicated verbatim from the CDC and/or WHO posts. They basically are parroting (plagiarising information from National sources.
Physicians usually do not accept isolated studies and prefer to source peer reviewed articles from physician scientists in reputable journals, such as the Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine or Infectious Disease Journals. Much of what is published by conventional media are not adequately resourced by authors in a rush to be the first to publish news worthy information even if it is not correct.
Should Physicians prescribe Paxlovid ? There is no absolute answer, because it depends upon the severity, the age, presence of other chronic conditions, such as chronic kidney disease and the presence of immunocompromise.
mRNA vaccines and treatments should not be used lightly or without a careful history and severity of the illness.
Data snapshot: Covid-19 bivalent booster uptake winners and losers among seniors. Comments from Jeremy Faust MD
Consult with your physician, before going to a CVS, RiteAid, of Walmart.
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