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I disagree with the claim that "What the FDA is doing right now by delaying Paxlovid is equivalent to a soldier deciding to just sit around and let the enemy attack and kill innocent victims, or a doctor deciding to let a cancer patient die so they can go to the bar and have a drink with friends."

That is far too generous to the FDA. What they're doing is more like a soldier *obstructing the only exit* so that innocent victims cannot flee as the enemy approaches. Or a doctor deciding to *burn down the pharmacy* so that their patients cannot access the medicine they need to save their lives. Obstruction of life-saving medicine is harmful interference, not a mere failure to benefit.

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Don't protease inhibitors delay wound healing and screw up your kidneys?

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You misunderstand the severity in the molnupiravir trials. The positive Indian trials were in mild cases, while those stopped for futility were moderate. The Merck trial was in mild and moderate and showed much lower effects, so the main effect is probably in lower severity cases.

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