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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I think it's fair to remain optimistic.
Don't let 'em shout you down, Clay (but maybe stop calling it a wonder-drug for another week or two...)
A clinically confirmed effective therapeutic treatment combined w/ robust testing protocols would truly flip this entire script. It would change everything, up to and including the need to seriously consider 'pre-emptive exposure' for low risk groups.
I will say the potential for this thing to change EVERYTHING and yet the continued heightened reactions from healthcare and government leaders tells me that this isn't quite the panacea it's being made out to be. If initial results were that this think yields marginally better outcomes in 25% of cases, I'd understand a slow reaction to it. But these initial results are effectively saying "yeah, this will cut capacity issues by 75% and all but eliminate mortality apart from those who are exceptionally high risk..." and yet reactions are tepid at best.
If something looks too good to be true...
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Yep, I'm optimistic and hopeful that it will be a wonder drug and will deliver us from this mess. It's just that there are tons of weird things that happen with drugs, and I'm sure most of the experts are well aware of past cases when a wonder drug has ended up being...not. Hell, if you follow reddit at all, there's a promising cure for cancer on there a few times a year.