# Antiviral Pill on The No Agenda Show

Antiviral Pill comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2021 to December 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2021 – December 2025
- **Related topics:** [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Merck](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/merck.md), [Molnupiravir](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/molnupiravir.md), [Covid Testing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/covid-testing.md), [Gardasil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gardasil.md), [Ivermectin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ivermectin.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [Omicron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/omicron.md), [Oncology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oncology.md), [Pfizer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pfizer.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### COVID Testing Lines, Omicron Holiday Surge

- **Episode:** [1828: No Agenda Christmas 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-25
- **Time:** 1:28:50–1:34:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025/chapter/covid-testing-lines-omicron-holiday-surge.md

Media reports describe surging demand for COVID-19 tests ahead of Christmas as people seek to gather safely. The FDA grants emergency use authorization for Pfizer's antiviral pill, which is touted as 90% effective. The hosts criticize the "psychological operation" of encouraging healthy people to stand in long lines for tests and mock a Canadian PSA featuring a "vaccinated" Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Keywords: [omicron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/omicron.md), [covid testing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/covid-testing.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [pfizer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pfizer.md), [antiviral pill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antiviral-pill.md), [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md)

### Merck Molnupiravir, FDA Advisory Committee Vote

- **Episode:** [1404: Flub Meister](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1404-flub-meister.md)
- **Published:** 2021-12-02
- **Time:** 32:14–34:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1404-flub-meister/chapter/merck-molnupiravir-fda-advisory-committee-vote.md

An FDA advisory committee voted 13-10 to recommend EUA for Merck's antiviral pill, Molnupiravir, despite concerns over its 34% efficacy and potential risks during pregnancy. The discussion contrasts the approval of this expensive pill with the suppression of cheaper alternatives like ivermectin.

Keywords: [merck](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/merck.md), [molnupiravir](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/molnupiravir.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [antiviral pill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antiviral-pill.md), pregnancy risks, [ivermectin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ivermectin.md)

### Merck Financial Performance, Antiviral Pill and Molnupiravir

- **Episode:** [1395: Inflation Demon](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1395-inflation-demon.md)
- **Published:** 2021-10-31
- **Time:** 55:38–59:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1395-inflation-demon/chapter/merck-financial-performance-antiviral-pill-and-molnupiravir.md

Merck reported a strong fiscal quarter, exceeding expectations by $1 billion, driven by growth in its oncology business and a 68% increase in Gardasil sales. CEO Robert Davis discussed the upcoming launch of Molnupiravir, an oral antiviral pill intended for home use, with an advisory committee meeting scheduled for late November. Merck plans to produce 10 million courses of the drug by the end of the year, with pricing estimated by some analysts at up to $2,000 per course.

Keywords: [merck](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/merck.md), [molnupiravir](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/molnupiravir.md), [antiviral pill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antiviral-pill.md), [oncology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oncology.md), [gardasil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gardasil.md)

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