Covid and Viral Persistence

Covid and Viral Persistence

"#Long Covid" #treatment #molnupiravir #antiviral
Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid.
Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid.

“Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid.

In the PANORAMIC trial, people randomized to molnupiravir had less risk of Long Covid than people who received no antivirals

My comment in the link below. A short🧵”

·x.com·
Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid.
SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and post-COVID-19 condition
SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and post-COVID-19 condition
“Because SARS-CoV-2 itself is the causative agent of long COVID and because viral persistence is postulated to play a major role in the pathogenesis of the condition, antivirals, which block viral replication, were seen as potential candidates for the prevention and treatment of long COVID.”
Because SARS-CoV-2 itself is the causative agent of long COVID and because viral persistence is postulated to play a major role in the pathogenesis of the condition, antivirals, which block viral replication, were seen as potential candidates for the prevention and treatment of long COVID.
·thelancet.com·
SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and post-COVID-19 condition