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Mike's avatar

I think one thing that is highly undervalued, both from a human and an economic perspective, is "feel better." I have a number of friends who took Paxlovid in their 30s-40s. They had mild reasons to qualify (asthma, weight, etc). All felt the full blunt of Covid, and within 4-6 hours they felt human again. By the 3rd day of Paxlovid, they were able to meaningfully be up and engage with the world. Even though it didn't impact their risk of hospitalization, it made them feel way better and from a capitalism perspective, all were able to at least check their work messages and see the state of things. There's a lot of value in that and I feel like it's understated.

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Linda Wetherbee's avatar

Please note that multiple asthma control medications contain salmeterol, for example Advair. Would you consider editing the text of this article to reflect that Serevent is not the only medication containing salmeterol? And thank you for this information. I use Advair and didn't know of this potential interaction. If I do need paxlovid in the future I am glad to be armed with this information.

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