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Experimental Anti-Viral MK-4482 To Treat COVID (Rocky Mountain)

 Initial animal tests of a brand new anti-viral medicine has shown what it may treat or even prevent COVID-19. This could be the magic bullet which could defeat the anti-vaXXers and even the mutations. MK-4482 shows potential to prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a press release the NIH just published this information within the hour. " The experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased levels of virus and disease damage in the lungs of hamsters treated for SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. MK-4482, delivered orally, is now in human clinical trials. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use against COVID-19, must be provided intravenously, making its use primarily limited to clinical settings. In their study, published in the journal  Nature Communications , the scientists found MK-4482 treatment effect

Some Long-Haulers Seeing Major Relief From COVID Vaccination

 Stunning news for many experts - it appears that a number of the people who survived COVID but have serious ongoing problems with weakness, lethargy, and pain are reporting that after receiving a COVID vaccine they are feeling much better. Extreme shortness of breath is probably the most concerning symptom of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and at least one person who could barely walk a block is now reporting that three weeks after getting the Pfizer COVID vaccine he is beginning to feel much better. https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210317/some-with-long-haul-covid-see-relief-after-vaccination " Survivor Corps , which has a public Facebook group with 159,000 members, recently took a poll to see whether there was any substance to rumors that these patients were feeling better after being vaccinated. "Out of 400 people, 36% showed an improvement in symptoms, anywhere between a mild improvement to complete resolution of symptoms "

Recently I Chanced on The County's Library System and They Asked for Comments About Their Services They Probably Regret Asking An Author.

Since they went to the trouble of making it easy to post comments about resident's experience with the library system in this rural area of west-central PA whose biggest (likely only, although the local newspaper once wrote on the front page that I was the second biggest celebrity in the area) celebrity is Phil who gets international attention on Groundhog Day here in Punxsutawney. But children's birthday parties occasionally make the front page so I didn't take it too seriously. I have had nothing but bad experiences with the local library but am a big fan of libraries and librarians in general, so I welcomed the chance to make content - the new local librarian has failed to supply information for my community web site, information I had asked for and which she agreed to send. Nevertheless, this was the association of multiple county libraries so I provided the following based on years of working with librarians. Below is my reply:   IF you want the truth... I used to visi