{"id":50167,"date":"2021-01-28T11:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=50167"},"modified":"2021-01-28T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:01:26","slug":"huge-tell-more-effective-to-get-the-virus-and-recover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=50167","title":{"rendered":"HUGE TELL: “More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It\u2019s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Shots generated an \u2018inferior\u2019 immune system response in comparison with natural infection<\/h3>\n

Steve Watson
\nSUMMIT News<\/p>\n

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Vaccine manufacturer Merck has abandoned development of two coronavirus vaccines, saying that after extensive research it was concluded that the shots offered less protection than just contracting the virus itself and developing antibodies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0that the shots\u00a0V590 and V591 were \u2018well tolerated\u2019 by test patients, however they generated an \u2018inferior\u2019 immune system response in comparison with natural infection.<\/p>\n

The company stated that instead it will focus on research into therapeutic drugs labeled as\u00a0MK-7110 and MK-4482.<\/p>\n

The drugs aim to protect patients from the damage of an overactive immune response to the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterim results from a Phase 3 study showed a greater than 50 percent reduction in the risk of death or respiratory failure in patients hospitalized with moderate to severe COVID-19,\u201d the company\u2019s statement noted of the MK-7110 drug.<\/p>\n

Merck is to receive around $356 million from the US government to fast-track production of the potential treatments under Operation Warp Speed.<\/p>\n

Chief Marketing Officer Michael Nally recently told\u00a0Bloomberg\u00a0<\/a>that Merck is aiming to produce some 20 million courses of the MK-4482 drug, an oral antiviral which patients will take twice a day for five days.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in related news,\u00a0German scientists have claimed<\/a>\u00a0that the UK Oxford\/AstraZeneca vaccine is less than 8% effective in over 65s, prompting the vaccine developers to hit back, rubbishing the claims.<\/p>\n

The German media published the claims, alleging it had been \u2018confirmed\u2019 by \u2018multiple\u2019 unnamed senior German government sources.<\/p>\n

UK government ministers have suggested that the claim could be related to the ongoing dispute over delivery of the vaccine between the European Union and AstraZeneca.<\/p>\n

The EU, which is yet to approve the vaccine,\u00a0has\u00a0threatened to block exports<\/a>\u00a0of shots to Britain, in a move that has been branded \u2018spiteful\u2019 by British government sources.<\/p>\n

In an effort to make sure its member states get their \u2018fair share\u2019 of vaccines, the EU has also threatened to block the delivery of Pfizer vaccines to the UK, demanding that drug companies provide detailed information on when they plan to export Covid jabs to countries outside the bloc.<\/p>\n

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