*The National Academy of Medicine (ANM) of Venezuela warned that it is
prudent to wait until we have more data on the tests of Carvativir, the
drug presented on January 24 by Nicolás Maduro, which he called the
"miraculous drops of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández ” against COVID-19.
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology of Venezuela, Cavativir
is a drug developed based on isothymol, a phytochemical compound (produced
by plants) present in essential oils of thyme. It highlights that it has a
“wide range of biological effects”: antimicrobial, antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory and modulating properties of the immune response. “There
is only one valid conclusion with the information that until now is in the
public domain: thyme extracts, including many of the essential oils derived
from that plant, have the therapeutic potential against coronavirus,
however, it is prudent to wait for more data from Carvativir tests ”, says
the note published from CientMed, an electronic publication of the National
Academy of Medicine of Venezuela. They add that this is not something new,
as extracts and pure thyme products have a long tradition as therapeutic
agents. Carvativir is known by the chemical name of recombinant 2-methyl-5-
(1-methylethyl) -phenol, also called Carvacrol or 2-Methyl-5-
(1-methylethyl) phenol. Although Maduro announced on Sunday that Carvativir
passed all efficacy and safety tests for nine months, with no side or
negative effects, with a "powerful" antiviral capacity, the Academy
indicates that some preliminary publications indicate that certain
mechanisms of action of some oils showed an antiviral potential against the
coronavirus and influenza, but stressed that Venezuelans still await more
details about the future drug. Carvativir and WHO Alert that to qualify as
a drug candidate for COVID, you must follow the international protocols
applied for the study of drugs that can help treatment, as happened at the
time with Remdesivir, which was studied in four controlled clinical trials
(double-blind, with placebo, randomized) with thousands of patients and
that in the end, according to the Solidarity study of the World Health
Organization (WHO), it was found that it did not reduce mortality. Last
Tuesday, January 26, 2020; Chuo Torrealba, interviewed the infectologist
Patricia Valenzuela, In his early morning program La Fuerza es la Unión,
broadcast by RCR 750 AM, he reported that the scientific community of
Venezuela has no idea where the Carvatir came from. The announcement of
Carvativir, the “miraculous droplets, took the Venezuelan scientific
community by surprise. We have no scientific evidence, nor is there any
statement from the WHO or PAHO where the analysis of this drug is reported.
We have no scientific basis, nor information on the aforementioned
Carvativir molecule, as published by the «Costadelsolfm» portal. While for
his part, the infectious disease doctor Julio Castro also assured in an
interview with César Miguel Rondón that Carvativir, the "miraculous
droplets" announced by Nicolás Maduro, is not a standard drug that has been
approved, despite the fact that the president said that scientists have
already proven it. “To my knowledge, Carvativir is not produced
commercially at all nor is it a standard drug that has been approved.
Carvativir does not have any research phase anywhere in the world, it has
not been published in any recognized scientific journal, nor have its
results been discussed, "Castro said in a publication of
"Noticierodigital." The Church and the name of the medicine For his part,
Monsignor Víctor Hugo Basabe criticized Maduro for using the name of José
Gregorio Hernández to promote Carvativir. The apostolic administrator of
the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto recalled that a characteristic of the
doctor of the poor was his scientific rigor. “To Dr. José Gregorio
Hernández, along with the sanctity of life, if something characterized him
it was his scientific rigor. It is immoral for Nicolás Maduro to try to
evade responsibility for the necessary vaccination of the people with a few
drops of 'I don't know what' by improperly using his name, ”Basabe wrote on
Twitter about Carvativir.*
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*From January 24 to March 24, someone got Venezuela's collective ass in
gear and is distributing Carvativir across the country.*
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* More than 200 thousand samples of Carvativir distributed throughout the
country *
*March 24, 2021 10:32 am / By Prensa snc *
* Miraflores Palace, Caracas.- "Carvativir is already distributed
throughout the national territory so that our people have access to an
antiviral made, produced by scientists by Venezuelans made in Venezuela."
This was announced on Tuesday night by the Executive Vice President of the
Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, at the time of offering an updated balance on
the COVID-19 statistics in the country. He also reported that said
distribution, in the first instance, is being carried out to the entire
network that attends cases of the new Coronavirus and that the drug must be
given in "health centers, Comprehensive Diagnostic Centers (CDI), sentinel
hospitals and health hotels such as a preventive way –since- for
asymptomatic cases it is very effective.” Carvativir is an authorized and
validated antidote by Venezuelan health authorities - he highlighted - and
currently the National Government is advancing the process for
international validation, through the protocols required by the World
Health Organization (WHO). *
*Recent news: Schooling in Venezuela increased 10% during the COVID-19
pandemic. Educational consultancies will be maintained in weeks of
flexibility National University Entrance System will be active from April
15 Venezuela will begin mass immunization with Cuban vaccine Abdala in July
Misión Sucre incorporates more than 38 thousand students in university
education *
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*I noted in my research in this area that Cuba only began developing its
own vaccines this year and already has two of them in Phase 3 trials.
Several third world countries have agreed to use the Cuban vaccines.*
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