“COVID-19 is a two-stage disease,” said Schooley. “Rapid viral growth occurs shortly after infection and can trigger a misdirected immune response that results in an ‘inflammatory’ pneumonia in those who don’t do well. In order to be maximally effective, antiviral therapy must be given early in the illness before the inflammatory phase of the illness results in hospitalization.”
About time the phrase “must be given early in the illness” starting showing up in discussions about treatments for COVID.
Asked my PCP yesterday about his protocol if I were to get sick. He said antibiotics and steroids to prevent pneumonia was number one. Remdesivir isn’t working as good as first thought. Ivermectin has its own issues. He said he wishes they would let them do more with the hydrochloriquin as that has the most studies conducted with the best results. He stressed a few times the pneumonia prevention as key.