Tag: antiviral
Covid, lactoferrin able to generate antiviral activity and reduce negativization times
(Finance) – The lactoferrinthrough interaction with the spike glycoprotein of the SARS Cov-2 virus, generates antiviral activity leading to the reduction of negativization times and the early reappearance of the…
Covid-19: Merck’s Molnupiravir antiviral drug recommended by WHO
News Published 21 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) The American laboratory Merck has obtained the recommendation of the World Health…
Covid, 600,000 complete treatments of the Paxlovid antiviral are coming to Italy for 2022
(Finance) – Yesterday the Commissioner Structure, in agreement with the Ministry of Health, announced that it had finalized a contract with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the supply of 600…
Covid-19: emergency oral treatment authorized in the United States
News Posted the 12/23/2021 at 11:36 am, update the 12/23/2021 at 11:36 am 2 min read On December 22, the American health authorities urgently authorized the anti-Covid Paxlovid pill from…
Molnupiravir: dismissed by the HAS, return to the disappointments of the Merck pill
The High Authority for Health (HAS) has just pronounced on the use of Molnupiravir to fight against Covid-19. The effectiveness of the Merck pill is called into question by new…
Coronavirus: Lopinavir-ritonavir antiviral therapy is not effective
News Posted on 06/10/2020 2 min read The combination of the antiviral drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, used against the AIDS virus, is not effective in patients hospitalized for Covid-19, the…
Will anti-Covid-19 treatments create mutant viruses?
A prominent virologist warns against the use of molnupiravir, Merck’s anti-Covid pill, which has high mutagenic potential. The large-scale administration of this drug could promote the appearance of resistant viruses,…