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What will happen to testing if

a) Paxlovid becomes much more widely available

And

b) We discover that Paxlovid is effective for a staggeringly large class of viruses

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Interesting question… The last forecast for Paxlovid availability didn’t look favorable for wide availability soon. I can’t offer conjecture on the second question now.

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Oh, not asking you to weigh in on whether either of those things are likely to happen. What if they do, at some undetermined time?

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As an antiviral, paxlovid won’t affect testing unless it’s started before testing. We’ve already ruined the testing landscape, though. Positivity and absolute case numbers are nearly… or virtually meaningless.

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