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Bad news on monoclonals - they work great for viruses they were targeted for, but not so much for newer, mutated variants. Only 2 of the main ones worked for the original O (BA1), in contrast to Delta where many worked. New research shows none of the current monoclonals work vs the new O strain (BA2).

If you’re worried health wise for consequences of covid infection, hopefully you can get the PFE pill. Note it has many contraindications, including kidney issues and statin drugs commonly used for high cholesterol. You can’t get a new kidney quickly, but you could talk to your doctor about switching to a different drug that wouldn’t interact badly.

https://www.fda.gov/media/155050/download

On a side note, my understanding is that it’s not the actual antiviral agent in the PFE pill that causes these bad interactions with many current medications, but a time delay drug they added so you could only take the pills twice daily instead of more frequently.

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