The announcement is more political than medical, seems to me. As you say, anyone could get the Rx. After reading Dr Raoult’s paper (which I am still digesting) it occurs to me the real role of the drugs may be reducing the burden on the healthcare system by reducing length of stay. Which is a worthwhile goal, but as I said in the beginning “the drugs could well have an effect and still not decrease mortality”.
This disease is just turning everything upside down. If you read the Flexner Report carefully one goal was to restrict the practice of Medicine to “The Patient”, not “The Community”. Ethical considerations absolutely flow from the difference.
I agree. The FDA is a disgrace. They will approve every ass suckng drug that has all these side effects, but they drag their asses on a provenly safe 100 year old drug that costs $20 only after the internet starts blowing up on its effectiveness. The crap in NY, NJ wouldnt have been as bad if they listened to Trump 2 weeks ago. Thanks to the FDA, and Govs in Nevada and Michigan, we now know this whole thing was political from the beginning!