Have seen some disturbing stories about remdesivir side effects
Reduced Male fertility being one
Not to mention the Chinese may own the patent ( they filed on Jan 21, one day after finally admitting it was human human transmission)
SOBs
I was going to post "follow the money" but that's not necessary - it's the Chinese, of course, and their Dem lackeys.
I already suspected - resistance to HCE therapy was because it's old, out of patent, and produced worldwide already. Can't corner the market and gouge the rubes on something everyone already makes.
Much better to patent a new, expensive drug with limited availability and unlimited markup potential. As a plus they can plead scarcity and then deny it to people they don't like while offering it dirt cheap to those who play the game.