Should a non-immunocompromised, fairly healthy person in their late 30s take Paxlovid if they get one of the currently circulating strains of Omicron?
How would that answer change if:
Their symptoms are fairly mild (bad cold)
They have a high enough BMI to qualify for Paxlovid, but not a super high BMI?
My previous understanding was that it was a good idea to reduce the severity of the case and risk of long-term effects.
However, a few friends’ advice leads me to think that taking Paxlovid for a mild case does not make sense for a reasonably healthy non-elderly person:
“Paxlovid’s usefulness is questionable and could lead to resistance. I would follow the meds and supplements suggested by FLCC https://covid19criticalcare.com/.../i-care-early-covid.../″ [not sure how reliable that site is, as it recommends Ivermectin, though it seems to be composed of actual MDs]
[3 anecdotes of nasty rebounds]
Twitter threads suggesting Paxlovid reduces your protection against later reinfection [which doesn’t really seem like the most important thing to be optimizing for]
[Question] Should reasonably healthy people still take Paxlovid?
Should a non-immunocompromised, fairly healthy person in their late 30s take Paxlovid if they get one of the currently circulating strains of Omicron?
How would that answer change if:
Their symptoms are fairly mild (bad cold)
They have a high enough BMI to qualify for Paxlovid, but not a super high BMI?
My previous understanding was that it was a good idea to reduce the severity of the case and risk of long-term effects.
However, a few friends’ advice leads me to think that taking Paxlovid for a mild case does not make sense for a reasonably healthy non-elderly person:
“Paxlovid’s usefulness is questionable and could lead to resistance. I would follow the meds and supplements suggested by FLCC https://covid19criticalcare.com/.../i-care-early-covid.../″ [not sure how reliable that site is, as it recommends Ivermectin, though it seems to be composed of actual MDs]
[3 anecdotes of nasty rebounds]
Twitter threads suggesting Paxlovid reduces your protection against later reinfection [which doesn’t really seem like the most important thing to be optimizing for]
https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/1574823881528864768?s=20&t=1W5akHDBMpAY-PboFqe3lA
https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/1573835507842551809?s=20&t=1W5akHDBMpAY-PboFqe3lA
On the other hand:
Another friend said: “Eric Topol twitter vaguely seems to suggest that data are broadly indicative of protection; haven’t heard of much side effects”
(And 2 friends in their 30s took it and were fine)