(2022-01-01). After Largest Anti-Racist Uprising, Historic Trials Provide Important Lessons. popularresistance.org In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States witnessed the largest anti-racist struggle in the country's history after a video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin went viral. While Floyd's murder was the catalyst, the first year of the pandemic was marked by increased police and vigilante violence. Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot in a botched "citizen's arrest" by vigilantes and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead while asleep by police, were among the most egregious cases. | In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the p…
(2022-01-01). [Correspondence] Caution required with use of ritonavir-boosted PF-07321332 in COVID-19 management. thelancet.com We read with interest the news that the UK Government has announced deals to procure the oral antivirals for SARS-CoV-2, molnupiravir (Lagevrio, Merck [Branchburg, NJ, USA]) and ritonavir in combination with PF-07321332 (Paxlovid, Pfizer [New York, NY, USA]).1 Although we welcome further partnership between the government and pharmaceutical industry in the provision of effective agents to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge caution with the widescale use of ritonavir, given its propensity for causing clinically significant drug—drug interactions with commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
