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It does work, amazingly. I had Covid a few times and took Paxlovid the last time. It works better than any drug I've taken. After taking the first dose, there were no more Covid symptoms within 4-6 hours.
The problem with Paxlovid (besides the cost) is that it gives you a new set of side effects: weird joint and muscle pain, a metallic taste in the mouth, etc. They're better than Covid though. And it won't kill you.
Just because it worked for you doesn't mean that the effectiveness in their trials represents real world numbers. I'm not pulling this out of my ass, I was told this by a medical professional.
There are many types of "medical professionals". Only a vast minority actually read and interpret trial data.
I'm going to trust my direct experience with the drug (I know it works) and real world studies like below.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35653428/
Ah, that was the era of omicron. We're over 21 months and several variants past that now, and I was given the information about paxlovid last week.
Also, that study only covers a single month in Israel in 2022 and only 2.6% of the sample was given paxlovid.
Your secret information that you decline to share...
Paxlovid obviously works, or they couldn't raise the price of it. Insurance wouldn't cover it.
I shared it. A medical professional told me.