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Description: Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram illustrates how the Pfizer coronavirus pill called Paxlovid works, its efficacy, and its side effects. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: medcram.com Clinical trial data for Paxlovid show that if taken within 3 days of symptom onset, hospitalizations and death were reduced by 89% compared to placebo. (This is Update 144 in The MedCram Coronavirus video series. It was recorded on December 29, 2021) Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at medcram.com He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. LINKS / REFERENCES: Pfizer Announces Additional Phase 2/3 Study Results (Pfizer) | pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-announces-additional-phase-23-study-results Pfizer’s Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate (Pfizer) | pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizers-novel-covid-19-oral-antiviral-treatment-candidate How Pfizer's New Drug Fights COVID [PAXLOVID] (Simplifying Synthesis) | youtu.be/HHzaiAwJpfQ The SARS-CoV-2 main protease as drug target (PMC) | ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7331567 Covid-19: Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid effective against severe disease and Omicron variant (Pharmaceutical Technology) | pharmaceutical-technology.com/special-focus/covid-19/pfizer-paxlovid-effective-severe-covid-19-omicron-variant All coronavirus updates are at MedCram.com (including more discussion on new COVID variants, fluvoxamine, Pfizer covid pill, and more). SUBSCRIBE TO THE MEDCRAM YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/user/MEDCRAMvideos?sub_confirmation=1 Get notified of new videos by hitting the bell icon MEDCRAM WORKS WITH MEDICAL PROGRAMS AND HOSPITALS: MedCram offers group discounts for students and medical programs, hospitals, and other institutions. Contact us at customers@medcram.com if you are interested. MEDIA CONTACT: Media Contact: customers@medcram.com Media contact info: medcram.com/pages/media-contact Video Produced by Kyle Allred FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: facebook.com/MedCram twitter.com/MedCramVideos instagram.com/medcram DISCLAIMER: MedCram medical videos are for medical education and exam preparation, and NOT intended to replace recommendations from your doctor. #COVID19 #Omicron #Coronavirus