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Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says
CNBC ^ | 9-25-23 | Annika Kim Constantino

Posted on 09/25/2023 3:49:55 PM PDT by dynachrome

A new study released Monday said Merck ’s widely used antiviral Covid pill can cause mutations in the virus that occasionally spread to other people, raising questions about whether the drug has the potential to accelerate Covid’s evolution.

The findings may increase scrutiny about the usefulness of the treatment, molnupiravir, which was one of the first Covid drugs available to doctors worldwide during the pandemic.

Molnupiravir works by causing mutations in Covid’s genetic information, which weakens or destroys the virus and reduces the amount of Covid in the body. However, the study published Monday in the scientific journal Nature found that Covid can sometimes survive treatment with molnupiravir, leading to mutated versions of the virus that have been found to spread to other patients.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; covid; merck; molnupiravir; oops
OOPS.
1 posted on 09/25/2023 3:49:55 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

It’s a feature.


2 posted on 09/25/2023 3:54:50 PM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: dynachrome

Create the disease. Create the “treatment.” It creates a new disease. They create another “treatment.”

Dolla’ dolla’ bills, y’all.


3 posted on 09/25/2023 3:56:50 PM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: dynachrome

Viruses always mutate. That’s how they survive.


4 posted on 09/25/2023 4:03:20 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: dynachrome

This is like taking antibiotics that kill most of the germs but allow the more virulent germs to survive, multiply and infect others with more deadly results immune to the antibiotic.


5 posted on 09/25/2023 4:27:23 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: dynachrome

Anyone paying attention knows that’s a feature.


6 posted on 09/25/2023 5:01:49 PM PDT by Jonny7797
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To: dynachrome

Harmaceuticals.


7 posted on 09/25/2023 5:06:10 PM PDT by Qiviut (To the living, we owe respect. To the dead, we owe the truth (Voltaire) $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: dynachrome

Making a bad situation exponentially worse.
Good show, Merck! You’re #1.


8 posted on 09/25/2023 5:08:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: dynachrome

Whenever you use a chemical means to fight a biological organism, there is a risk that the targeted organism will evolve to resist the chemical.

This happens with viruses and bacteria. It happens with weeds and rodents.

If the dose is not enough to kill all of them right away, some will become resistant.

That’s how selective evolution works.


9 posted on 09/25/2023 5:28:45 PM PDT by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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To: dynachrome

They knew this would occur. Planned oops.


10 posted on 09/25/2023 5:34:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dynachrome

We knew this 2 years ago.


11 posted on 09/25/2023 5:37:20 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (Make orwell fiction again)
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To: Qiviut

“Harmaceuticals.”

Good one!


12 posted on 09/25/2023 6:16:55 PM PDT by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
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To: Qiviut
Harmaceuticals

✅Perfect

13 posted on 09/26/2023 12:48:58 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Qiviut
Harmaceuticals

✅Perfect

14 posted on 09/26/2023 12:48:59 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Qiviut

👍 life altering or ending Harmeceuticals.


15 posted on 09/26/2023 11:13:25 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: dynachrome; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...

Granny has the Cure for it All.


As a bonus it will make your Weedeater run real good too.

16 posted on 10/18/2023 3:02:55 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Qiviut

Well played.


17 posted on 10/18/2023 3:15:33 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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