Paxlovid

Recent rumors speculate that ivermectin and Pfizer's promising experimental Covid drug PF-07321332 (1) are both inhibitors of the viral main protease (Mpro) (2) and can therefore be used

Although different chemists may have other opinions, to me, the most important of all chemical bonds is an amide bond. It consists of a nitrogen atom connected to a carbon atom, which is doubly bound to oxygen (Figure 1).

The "COVID era" is reteaching us a lesson that was learned in the 1990s and 2010s – that an effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication can work wonders in controlling or eliminating a serious viral infection.