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On Monday, Pfizer announced that it's launching an accelerated Phase 2/3 trial for a COVID prophylactic pill designed to ward off COVID in those may have come in contact with the disease.
Coincidentally (or not), Pfizer's drug shares at least one mechanism of action as Ivermectin - an anti-parasitic used in humans for decades, which functions as a protease inhibitor against Covid-19, which researchers speculate,
Lo and behold, Pfizer's new drug... which some have jokingly dubbed "Pfizermectin," is described by the pharmaceutical giant as a "potent protease inhibitor."
As Zero Hedge readers might recognize,
And unlike Pfizer's experimental drug,
We aren't the only ones to have put this together, as twitter users have commented on the similarities.
The similarity between Pfizer's upcoming offering and Ivermectin has not gone unnoticed...
But Pfizer, Moderna and their executives have already shown the world with their actions that they see COVID as "manna from heaven" - to quote legendary defense attorney Johnny Cochran - a new 'profit center' that will keep shareholders in butter brickle, especially since the companies have quietly raised prices on their vaccines.
But since a large portion of the American market has rejected the vaccines, Pfizer needs another medication that can be used to treat them as well (otherwise, the company is missing out on nearly one-third of the American market).
According to Reuters, Pfizer said on Monday it has,
Pfizer isn't the only drugmaker hoping to develop a prophylactic treatment for COVID exposure (especially since variants raise the possibility that vaccinations just might not be enough).
Merck and Swiss rival Roche have been racing to develop an easy-to-administer antiviral pill of their own - so the clock is ticking for Pfizer.
Reuters explains that the mid-to-late-stage study will test the Pfizer drug's - known as PF-07321332 - ability to prevent COVID symptoms in up to 2,660 healthy adult participants aged 18 and older who live in the same household as an individual with a confirmed symptomatic COVID infection.
The drug, designed to block the activity of a key enzyme needed for the coronavirus to multiply inside the human body, will be administered along with a low dose of ritonavir, an older medication widely used in combination treatments for HIV infection.
At present, Gilead's much-hyped but not-all-that-effective IV drug remdesivir is the only approved antiviral treatment for COVID in the US.
Several antibody cocktails have also been widely tested and trials are ongoing - including Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, which recently launched a late-stage trial for experimental COVID prophylactic, molnupiravir.
In the mean time, concerned citizens should keep an eye out for any new information about Ivermectin - if you can find it...
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