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TomDaisy

(1,870 posts) Thu Dec 3, 2020, 10:38 PM Dec 2020

this morning in his interview with Andrew Mitchell.

Clearly Dr. Fauci is happy and relieved.

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Fauci sounded almost giddy when talking about working with Biden on vaccine distribution (Original Post) TomDaisy Dec 2020 OP

For sure, he is not the only happy one! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2020 #1

New drug, a pill, blocks covid transmission Cicada Dec 2020 #2

If humans react like ferrets, this could be incredibly important. hedda_foil Dec 2020 #3

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1. For sure, he is not the only happy one!

Thu Dec 3, 2020, 11:00 PM

Dec 2020

Being on Biden's team must be a huge relief for Dr. Fauci!

I was thrilled to read that Biden had asked him to work with him.

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2. New drug, a pill, blocks covid transmission

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 12:48 AM

Dec 2020

It seems to block an infected person from transmitting the disease within 24 hours. https://news.gsu.edu/2020/12/03/oral-drug-blocks-sars-cov-2-transmission-georgia-state-biomedical-sciences-researchers-find/

And it seems to reduce the chance the patient will advance to dangerous illness.

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3. If humans react like ferrets, this could be incredibly important.

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 01:36 PM

Dec 2020

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4. Human trials are underway, I suspect researchers are encouraged by those

Fri Dec 4, 2020, 02:27 PM

Dec 2020

I don’t think the doctors would be so upbeat based only on ferrets. I suspect they have noticed things like nobody dying.