Oral Covid Vaccine May Be Game Changer

AI Thread Summary
Pfizer has initiated a Phase 1 study for a novel oral antiviral therapeutic agent targeting SARS-CoV-2, specifically a protease inhibitor. This development could significantly impact the treatment landscape for COVID-19, although it is important to clarify that this is not a vaccine. The discussion highlights a mix-up regarding the nature of the treatment, with one participant mistakenly referencing it as a vaccine. Another link shared discusses an Israeli company's progress on an oral COVID-19 vaccine, indicating that advancements in both treatment and vaccine development are ongoing. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the evolving nature of COVID-19 therapeutics.
Biology news on Phys.org
This is not a vaccine. As the title of the press release says, this is a "ORAL ANTIVIRAL THERAPEUTIC AGENT AGAINST SARS-COV-2," specifically a protease inhibitor drug.

(I find it ironic that @FactChecker liked the erroneous post without first checking the facts :smile:)
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Likes Vanadium 50, bhobba and TeethWhitener
Ygggdrasil said:
(I find it ironic that @FactChecker liked the erroneous post without first checking the facts :smile:)

Don't blame him - it was my mistake in not reading it carefully enough. The following, unless I made a similar goof, seems an actual vaccine:
https://www.jpost.com/health-science/israeli-company-says-oral-covid-19-vaccine-on-its-way-662712

Either way the 'treatment' landscape seems to be hotting up.

Thanks
Bill
 
Deadly cattle screwworm parasite found in US patient. What to know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/08/25/new-world-screwworm-human-case/85813010007/ Exclusive: U.S. confirms nation's first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-confirms-nations-first-travel-associated-human-screwworm-case-connected-2025-08-25/...
Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S. According to articles in the Los Angeles Times, "Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.", and "Kissing bugs bring deadly disease to California". LA Times requires a subscription. Related article -...
I am reading Nicholas Wade's book A Troublesome Inheritance. Please let's not make this thread a critique about the merits or demerits of the book. This thread is my attempt to understanding the evidence that Natural Selection in the human genome was recent and regional. On Page 103 of A Troublesome Inheritance, Wade writes the following: "The regional nature of selection was first made evident in a genomewide scan undertaken by Jonathan Pritchard, a population geneticist at the...
Back
Top