This is more preventative treatment vs a after the fact treatment? Am I misunderstanding?
"In conclusion, early outpatient COVID-19 treatment with metformin decreased the subsequent risk of long COVID by 41·3% during 10-month follow-up. This finding is consistent with the 42·3% reduction in health-care utilisation for severe COVID-19 with metformin in the first 14 days of the trial. Fluvoxamine and ivermectin did not decrease the risk of long COVID, which was also consistent with the findings for severe COVID-19 outcomes by day 14. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, all therapeutics require further prospective, interventional trials to assess long COVID incidence, including among people who have received vaccination and booster vaccination, and people with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. "
Yes. It’s in the second sentence of the background section at the top.
“We aimed to evaluate whether outpatient COVID-19 treatment with metformin, ivermectin, or fluvoxamine soon after SARS-CoV-2 infection could reduce the risk of long COVID.”
"In conclusion, early outpatient COVID-19 treatment with metformin decreased the subsequent risk of long COVID by 41·3% during 10-month follow-up. This finding is consistent with the 42·3% reduction in health-care utilisation for severe COVID-19 with metformin in the first 14 days of the trial. Fluvoxamine and ivermectin did not decrease the risk of long COVID, which was also consistent with the findings for severe COVID-19 outcomes by day 14. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, all therapeutics require further prospective, interventional trials to assess long COVID incidence, including among people who have received vaccination and booster vaccination, and people with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. "