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| Clinical trials show Molnupiravir is able to cut hospitalization of Covid-19 patients by half |
Four new cases of Covid-19 infections were reported in
Two of the patients flew in from the
This came as experts weighed in on the government’s plan to buy 500 treatments, or about 5,000 tablets of the new oral Covid drug, molnupiravir.
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According to the head of the pharmacists’ association, the
new drug from
Molnupiravir is the first oral medication for Covid-19 to be released in the market, and costs US$700 (HK$5,460) for a five-day treatment.
Speaking on a radio program this morning, William Chui, president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of HK, said the new drug is cheaper than Remdesivir, which is commonly used to treat Covid patients, and costs around HK$15,000 per treatment.
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Remdisivir was developed to combat the Ebola virus, but was later found to have beneficial effects on people infected with Covid-19.
Interim clinical results show molnupiravir can cut hospitalization by half.
However,
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Ho said vaccination is still the most effective way to prevent complications and deaths resulting from Covid-19.
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| Chui says HK should act quickly to secure the new drug |
Meanwhile, staff at the Department of Health said one of the
arrivals from the
The elderly man had the single-dose Johnson & Johnson
vaccine in the
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The helper received two doses of BioNTech vaccine in
The Indonesian arrival is also a FDH who arrived in
The passenger from
They took the number of cases to 12,230 confirmed infections.
The Centre for Health Protection reminded relevant persons in the following specified premises to undergo compulsory testing by tomorrow, Oct. 5:
1) Aigburth, 12 Tregunter Path, Mid-levels
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Block 20,
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