Molnupiravir may be useful together with the vaccine, but preliminary studies have shown that this new antiviral drug reduces the risk of hospitalisation & death by 48%, still lower than nearly all vaccines available for COVID [1]. While vaccine efficacy has been found to be mostly lower than initial data demonstrated, most are still considered 70-90% effective at preventing disease and infection. Moving forward the mechanism used by drugs such as Molnupiravir will be tested against other viruses that the WHO have designated as having high epidemic potential, and it may be here that Molnupiravir will really shine. The one area that Molnupiravir may be advantageous over vaccines is the possibility for oral administration of the drug, meaning it will be easier to distribute and administer, so in this way it may even go some way to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in remote locations that are yet to see a vaccine. Do you think that Molnupiravir and Vaccines if used together can help to end the pandemic ?
