Molnupiravir,approved for COVID treatment,may be a wonder drug,Dr.Dev,M.D.,Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist,Mohan Nagar,Ghaziabad,Delhi NCR

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Molnupiravir,approved for COVID treatment,may be a wonder drug,Dr.Dev,M.D.,Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist,Mohan Nagar,Ghaziabad,Delhi NCR

Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr.Dev Kumar Jha,Formerly at AIIMS,New Delhi - 05 Nov, 2021 - Professionals Guide, - 0 Comment

UK has become the first country in the world to approve MOLNUPIRAVIR for the treatment of Corona Virus Disease
It is an antiviral drug
It has been approved to treat mild to moderate disease with at least one risk factor for severity like obesity,Diabetes Mellitus,Heart disease
It should be given as early as the disease get detected and within five days of onset of symptoms
It is given twice daily for five days
It acts by altering the genome of virus and rendering the virus ineffective ,at the same time causing no harm to host
In animal study,it has been found to be safe
It is administered orally
It may be a wonder drug with capacity to change the game as the management till now is focussed on vaccine prevention of the disease and currently available antiviral drug Remdesivir is not much effective
REFERENCES;AFP NOVEMBER 05,2021

UPCOMING WAVE OF COVID-19 and Children,Dr.Dev,M.D.,Pediatric Pulmonologist,Ghaziabad,Delhi NCR

Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr.Dev Kumar Jha,Formerly at AIIMS,New Delhi - 25 Jun, 2021 - Parents’ Guide,Professionals Guide, - 0 Comment

The coronavirus disease and or infection has affected all age group of individuals all over the world.
The herd immunity ,means immunity of entire population of an area to fight any disease develops naturally when almost 70% population of that area is infected .
The other way to develop immunity against the disease is,vaccination of the entire population.
It has been in discussion in India for last couple of weeks that,the upcoming wave of COVID-19 will affect only children and there will be large number of deaths among children.
It has been observed till now all over the world that children have been affected lees and mortality has been less as compared to adults.
But fear among parents and among doctors is genuine.
There are two reasons for that.
1. Since the adult population has been widely covered by vaccination,they will either have no disease or less severe disease.Children are left unvaccinated till now ,so the infection will cause various degrees of diseases in children.
2.Although the mortality percentage is less in children as compared to adults,a large population of diseased children will put burden on health care system and as the number of diseased children will be more,there will be less medical care and high mortality
REFERENCES:Interview given by Dr. Bhramar Mukharjee,Professor and chair of biostatistics,Michigan school of Public health,published in TOI,Delhi edition,Friday,25.06.2021

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