Seems to me that he was trying to tell the human side of the story, and that most of his readers already knew what drug he was writing about.
Seems to me that the writer did a good job of that, and it’s a nice respite from the discussion of competing drugs, mechanisms of action, etc.
Bet not.
I well understand the storytelling technique of attempting to inject drama. For FR purposes, though, it is just courtesy to give a heads up on what drug the article is about since the author took forever.
As I said, it's a good piece and I appreciate any and all coverage of the benefits of ivermectin.