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>Molnupiravir, an antiviral medication that has been widely used against SARS-CoV-2, acts by inducing mutations in the virus genome during replication. Most random mutations are likely to be deleterious to the virus, and many will be lethal. Molnupiravir-induced elevated mutation rates have been shown to decrease viral load in animal models. However, it is possible that some patients treated with molnupiravir might not fully clear SARS-CoV-2 infections, with the potential for onward transmission of molnupiravir-mutated viruses.
t. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.26.23284998v1
So now we find out that these fancy anti-viral treatments are extending the pandemic by pumping out endless new variants. The ride never ends.