I understand HCV has been around a long time. Also, that different genotypes exist and are prevalent in different geographic locations.
The point I was trying to make was the world has gotten much smaller. Huge, bloody wars between groups of people halfway around the worlds from each other came along with the second industrial revolution.
So, there was a lot of opportunity for exposure to genotypes not common in certain areas, like between the Japanese and the Allied forces fighting in the Pacific. Vietnam, Korea…a lot of blood…
I teach U.S. history. I could fill a whole year talking about nothing but wars. We just don’t seem to be content living in peace.
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Hey Beancounter,
I was prescribed 8 weeks of tx (v/l: 1.6 mil) and took 12.
I have 8 weeks of sof/led left as well.
I responded well, was biopsied(F-1) and Fibrosured(F1-2) and enjoyed no side effects.
I want to help someone get well with my “leftovers” but don’t want to just send them to a stranger. I wouldn’t hesitate to give them to a friend, relative or colleague and shipping within the U.S, is so easy I wish I could box myself up and travel FedEx. I would need a box with a window and, at minimum, a pickle bucket. Call it a functional box seat with a view.
Anyhoo, what if we give our extra to some guy and he has a totally unrelated heart attack?
Then, I read about long-term effects of DAAs and how people really don’t know. How long has it been since the first person was given Harvoni? How many were in those early trials?
So, after all this phone poking, all I can recommend is “follow your heart”.
Our taxes are easy, but I bet you could still help us find another deduction or two.
I will make a note on my calendar….
Now, itemization for a couple……

Yeah Gaj and V,
A lot of blood flowing during the first half of the 20th century all over the world. Given the unsanitary conditions, both on the battlefield and off, its no surprise that a blood borne disease went “viral”. Add Korea and Vietnam, factor in the mass smallpox and polio vaccinations and you have a perfect setting for an epidemic.

From the belly of the beast:

http://investors.gilead.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69964&p=irol-earnings

http://gileadscienceshareholder.blogspot.com/

And the HUGE amount they spend for research:

Average Salary for Gilead Sciences, Inc. Employees
Job National Salary Data
Clinical Trial Manager 8 salaries $105,006
Associate Research Scientist 7 salaries $97,324
Clinical Research Associate (CRA) 6 salaries $79,938
Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist 5 salaries $79,835

Mexico……
They like exporting various and sundry medications.
Americans like taking those various and sundry medications.
Yeah, New Jersey trumps Arkansas’ paltry 9,292 miles. (14,954 km for people who put the day first in dates)
Need a Canadian.
That ought to do it, ehh!
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He is making history and saving lives and life savings.
Plus, he’s a snappy dresser and a nice guy.
m