Shionogi says Japanese gov't will buy 1 million more doses of COVID pill

I suspect this purchase will be quite profitable.

Waste of money. I'd be most re concerned about the side effects from the drug than the virus!

Ah the same company busted selling placebos instead of actual meds to India, Brazil, and Mexico a few years ago.

Rather than ingesting these experimental products, it would be better to strengthen your immune system.

Eventually someone might even come up with a pill or a vaccine that actually prevents infection and transmission.

Who picked that photo for this article? And what exactly are they trying to communicate with it?

That money would be better spent on cheap and effective repurposed drugs.

@Raw Beer; No - They don't work.

Hopefully the money that is spent on these vaccines goes into gain-of-function research so we can be prepared for the next pandemic.

Let's dig a little deeper:

https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/news/2022/11/e20221122.html

https://biopharma.media/xocova-powerful-new-japanese-drug-for-coronavirus-treatment-3494/

I will refrain from sharing my opinion. Draw your own conclusion.

Wonderful. Happy to see any company bite into the market share of Pfizer's empire, even if it's just a little.

That money would be better spent on cheap and effective repurposed drugs.

That have been demonstrated above any rational doubt to be worthless against covid? that means money used on them would be completely wasted, or worse, it would make the patients be at a higher risks because of the well known toxicity they have.

Good strategy going into the middle of the Winter Months. Keep as many beds free for those that will inevitably need them.

No Thank You, I'll stick with Pfizer at least I know it works.