>1. Moderna and Pfizer are difficult and expensive to
>manufacture.
>2. We don't know how long their protection lasts. So far we
>know it's good for at least 6 months.
>3. Covid keeps mutating (like the flu) which means that we'll
>probably need new booster shots every year to keep track.
>
>All this makes it hard to keep the population vaccinated. But
>on the other hand if you only needed to take a series of pills
>*after* you get sick then it's a powerful tool to help those
>who can't (or won't) get vaccinated. You also only need to
>make enough to keep up with folks who are actually sick
>instead of needed to account for the entire population of the
>world.
>
>I never heard of this treatment before today but if it works,
>then it could be great.