Cable Forum - Coronavirus

The first pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator.

The tablet - molnupiravir - will be given twice a day to vulnerable patients recently diagnosed with the disease.

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US authorities recently made an advance purchase of 1.7 million courses at a cost of roughly $1.2 billion, or $700 (£513) for each patient.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59163899

Chris

04-11-2021 15:54

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36100020)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59163899

£500 per patient is an absolute snip, compared to the cost of intensive care which it is intended to prevent.

Damien

04-11-2021 16:09

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Hopefully, we're getting it cheaper? NICE/NHS (I forgot who actually buys it) tends to get cheaper deals and the US system is so full of middlemen waiting to take a cut their prices are always mad.

Chris

04-11-2021 16:11

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36100024)

Hopefully, we're getting it cheaper? NICE/NHS (I forgot who actually buys it) tends to get cheaper deals and the US system is so full of middlemen waiting to take a cut their prices are always mad.

Indeed, you would hope so. In which case it’s an even bigger snip …

Pierre

04-11-2021 16:28

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36099979)

If it saves them from paying £30 testing their kids when flying over to Benidorm from the Covid capital of the world most of the plebs will do it.

Kids don't need to be tested.

jfman

04-11-2021 16:48

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36100029)

Kids don't need to be tested.

Maybe not now, who knows what the future holds.

Hugh	04-11-2021 18:15

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36100029)

Kids don't need to be tested.

12+ do for a lot of European countries, including France, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain.

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/...-teens-1244725

And children under 18 (U.K. resident) have to take a test on day 2 after arriving back in the U.K. (under 5s exempt).

https://researchbriefings.files.parl...3/CBP-9203.pdf

OLD BOY

04-11-2021 19:47

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36100032)

Maybe not now, who knows what the future holds.

The end of the world beckons, presumably.

jfman

04-11-2021 20:04

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36100073)

The end of the world beckons, presumably.

Well you could read the posts to get my point or respond with meaningless hyperbole.

Pierre

04-11-2021 21:23

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36100051)

I’m well aware of all that, the exchange began in regards to vaccinating 5yrs+

And I was commenting in that context.

jfman

04-11-2021 21:35

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36100090)

I’m well aware of all that, the exchange began in regards to vaccinating 5yrs+

And I was commenting in that context.

When 5+ vaccination is widespread throughout the EU, USA and other major travel zones there will be no real reason for any rational country to not insist upon testing unvaccinated arrivals from high risk areas - including children.

On top of the clear epidemiological benefits, the economic disadvantage to anti-vaxxers is also desirable. Behavioural scientists in other countries - focusing on their own areas of expertise rather than being co-opted into epidemiology - will inevitably advise this.

OLD BOY

04-11-2021 22:58

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36100077)

Well you could read the posts to get my point or respond with meaningless hyperbole.

Oh, I’ve read the posts, jfman. That’s where the hyperbole lurks.

I look forward to your words of wisdom when the number of infections decline near to the base line by December/January.

Hugh	04-11-2021 23:20

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36100098)

Oh, I’ve read the posts, jfman. That’s where the hyperbole lurks.

I look forward to your words of wisdom when the number of infections decline near to the base line by December/January.

There’s a "brave"* prediction…

I’m surprised you didn’t say "by 2035". ;)

*"Yes Minister" definition of "brave"

jfman

04-11-2021 23:29

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36100098)

Oh, I’ve read the posts, jfman. That’s where the hyperbole lurks.

I look forward to your words of wisdom when the number of infections decline near to the base line by December/January.

“The base line” sounds quite woolly, OB.

Not like you to have an unclear definition to pin your hopes against. Is that a baseline of 200 deaths a day? Hospitals cancelling routine appointments? The working from home brigade not saving Pret?

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