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Originally Posted by TLO
That's a whole lot of disappointment.  |
From the outside, I understand your disappointment, but consider that it took six years for any FDA-approved therapy for HIV, Hep C has only been realistically curable in the last decade, and there is still no treatment for many viral infections beyond supportive care.
With that said, the demonstrated mortality benefit from dexamethasone and the potential morbidity benefit from remdesivir are promising and are one of the reasons why death rates are less severe than the spring despite an uptick in confirmed infections.
A magic bullet was always incredibly unlikely given the nature of viral infections (vs. bacteria or fungal colonization). The Oxford vaccine trial seems to be progressing well. I wouldn't despair.
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