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The promises and limitations of the new COVID-19 pill

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Is This Drug Going to Be a Huge Help in This Pandemic?

It sounds like there's only a few segments of the canadian population who will qualify for the treatment. There aren't many doses available right now, and it may be tricky to actually get your hands on it. If you do qualify, can you help us understand, then, how this drug is going to help us manage the current omicron wave? The good news is, on a long term basis, this should be a huge help. It will help hospitals. It'll help people a inso long term, this is going to be very big wind. This drug was approved in in mid january by health canada. Would it have made a difference in this current wave if

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