COVID is surging, particularly in the Northeast. Yet, it is not a wild-eyed idea to predict that this wave will be COVID’s last gasp. While the virus will be around for a long time, it will cease to be a serious threat.
Why? Because of vaccines and because of two relatively unheralded medical advances: the 89%-effective home-use Pfizer COVID self-treatment pill and the new at-home COVID rapid test.
Soon, when feeling the mildest initial symptoms, Americans will be able to test themselves at home, and, if positive, treat themselves by popping the Pfizer pill, which is highly effective if taken within the early days of COVID onset — including effectiveness against Omicron, according to initial analysis.
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