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lapfog_1

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10. same thing with Merck's new drug

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 01:34 PM

Oct 2021

needs to be given within 5 days of the onset of symptoms.

The big difference is a) cost and b) delivery method (2 pills a day for 5 days versus a visit to a clinic to drip the drug into your veins).

Of course, the vaccine is nearly free (very low cost, picked up by the government).

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