Hey I honestly thought it was a joke question. Didn't know anyone still trusted Pfizer or hospitals or doctors.

I've only had a sore throat once the last three years but two things I found helped a bundle:

1. Steamy showers. Take more than one a day if you like. Also helps relieve headaches.

2. Golden milk. Mix up ginger, turmeric, pepper, honey, cinnamon, clove, milk, water, and butter. What makes this work so well is the butter and milk cause the ginger and turmeric to cling to your throat and bring it long lasting relief. Great little mixture.

If you are unvaccinated Paxlovid is probably not the end of the world. It's the vaccinated that it is known so far to help least. Hopefully there are no long term effects but as others have stated at least in a decade or so you can cash in on the class action lawsuit.