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    • there are already drugs in testing that can be used to treat it, and herd immunity plays its part later. a few months and we'll have sorted it.kingsteven
    • think about
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      manufacturing
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    • one is an existing ebola drug by gilead (one of the biggest drug manufacturers in the world) they've had positive results treating covid-19 in japankingsteven
    • not a fan of gilead but could potentially have it manufactured and distributed worldwide in weeks for trials saving millions of elderly patientskingsteven
    • i did read it makes you bleed from your ass though. anyway, there are a few. and more is being understood about how and why older folks react badlykingsteven
    • which can be used to develop better treatments with existing drugs too.kingsteven
    • but yeah, the WHO advice will change to 'keeping the healthcare systems at capacity' rather than 'defeating the virus' at some point...kingsteven
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