新型コロナウイルスのワクチンの3回目の接種が進められるなか、“ゲームチェンジャー”になりうる成果が次々に発表された。それは錠剤を飲むタイプの新型コロナウイルス感染症の治療薬だ。複雑な温度管理が不要で流通が容易な錠剤は簡単に投与できるだけでなく、ジェネリック医薬品メーカーを通じて低所得国にも低価格で供給されることが明らかになっている。
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FDA Authorizes Second COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second at-home antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 on Thursday. From a report:The clearance for the drug, called molnupiravir, came a day after the agency signed off on Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral, called Paxl…
FDA Authorizes First Pill To Treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pill, Paxlovid, to treat Covid-19. From a report: This is the first antiviral Covid-19 pill authorized for ill people to take at home, before they get sick enough to be hosp…
新型コロナワクチン接種証明書アプリ、デジタル庁から正式リリース
あるAnonymous Coward 曰く、 デジタル庁より新型コロナワクチン接種証明書アプリがリリースされた。iOS版とAndroid版があり、各アプリストアからダウンロードが可能。国内向けと海外向けがあり、マイナンバーカードとマイナンバーカード（NFC Type B）が読み取れる端末が必要。海外向けを発行したい場合はパスポートも必要（パスポートはNFCで内蔵チップを読み取らずカメラで読み取る）。リリース当日はアクセス過多が原因と思われる不具合が発生していたが、今試したところ数分で発行が完了した。…
A Bluetooth Bug In a Popular At-Home COVID-19 Test Could Falsify Results
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A security researcher found a Bluetooth vulnerability in a popular at-home COVID-19 test allowing him to modify its results. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon identified the since-fixed flaw in the Ellu…
A Bluetooth bug in a popular at-home COVID-19 test could falsify results
A security researcher found a Bluetooth vulnerability in a popular at-home COVID-19 test allowing him to modify its results. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon identified the since-fixed flaw in the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test, a self-administered antigen test that individuals can use to check to see if they have been infected with the virus. Rather than […]
Covid Vaccines Fight Serious Illness, But Only Pfizer and Moderna With a Booster Stop Omicron Infections
“A growing body of preliminary research suggests the COVID vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious omicron variant,” reports the New York Times. (Emphasis added, because they stress …
Hospital’s Computer System Always Marks Up Costs Automatically, Leaked Records Show
“Ridiculous, seemingly arbitrary price markups are a defining characteristic of the $4-trillion U.S. healthcare system — and a key reason Americans pay more for treatment than anyone else in the world,” writes a business columnist for the Los Ang…
Vaccine trial finds a glitch with children in one age range
Company is adding a third dose to the trial after finding a low immune response.
Pfizer’s anti-COVID drug still looks effective after further analysis
No deaths, ~80 percent drop in hospitalization compared to the placebo group.