[IfIEverCatchYou]

> We also basically have no treatment

Not so:

https://www.cancernetwork.com/news/clinical-trial-explores-a...

Edit: Besides, what if the cure already exists, and Big Pharma wants to make more money selling long-term treatment drugs and equipment?

[DoreenMichele]

Clinical trials are not the same thing as reasonably effective, proven treatment.

We are seeing an 80% death rate for people on ventilators. This means when the worst happens, most people die, even with heroic measures and the most advanced technology available.

When they have a more reliable means to treat people in serious distress, I think people will be more amenable to easing the lockdown. Until then, it's a big fat fuck you to people in high risk categories.

I am hearing that doctors are comparing it to high altitude sickness and trying to come up with a more accurate mental model that may yield more effective treatment than ventilators. I hope that happens rapidly. A big breakthrough in that area, where we know what the hell to do for you when things get really bad, would make a very big difference in this situation.

Edit in reply to your edit:

I don't think that's at all what is going on.

I think I have some idea of what would help. It's mostly not more serious drugs.

As a former homemaker, no one much cares what I think. But just as one human to another in a stupid online discussion, I'm all for blaming big pharma for a lot of things, but not this time.

[mattkrause]

Other than the dubious French data, there's no evidence in favor of HCQ. Nor does the recent NJEM paper "support" remdesivir (no control!).

Lord knows I hope something pans out, it's not even remotely true that we have a treatment.