Friday, December 9, 2022, 7:47 a.m.
On December 9, 2022, Prof. Yong Phuwarawan, M.D., Head of the Center, Specializing in Clinical Virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Post a message on Facebook that COVID-19 is a mutation of the virus. It has no effect on the drug used for treatment.
The covid 19 virus has been mutating all the time. everyone knows A mutation alters the genetics of the spiky parts. resulting in decreased effectiveness of vaccines used for prevention and antibody drugs including monoclonal antibodies decrease in efficiency
The drugs used for treatment, remdicevir and molnupiravir, affect viral replication by inhibiting RNA dependence RNA polymerase.
Therefore, the current virus mutation Therefore, there is no effect on the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy in such treatment. The antiviral drugs mentioned are still effective in treating the same. Even if the virus mutates.
