I thought this, from a deep state mouthpiece, was telling. The bullshit (two Darwin in action cretins ate aquarium cleaner so forget a derivative made for humans) was front and center, but then grudging mention of its potential, and then the 'test'....front line medical workers in an epicenter of the desease.
Not ruling out more sinister motives from two governments who just tried to make themselves dictatorships in a panic, but assuming the best at this point means the downplay is to avoid a mad rush for the product. It's efficacy seems next to certain given that measure. The alternative could be they feel they'll be swamped and are throwing the kitchen sink at it, case numbers don't support that kind of desperation. Especially considering they could lose 10% of the users (diarrhea, nausea)
Maybe... or maybe we just aren't certain about its efficacy yet. Medical researchers are a cautious bunch--"do no harm" and all. It's approved for off-label use for patients who want it now, and I agree with you that we want to avoid hoarding supplies of it to prioritize getting it to those in need. Fortunately, we are doing high quality trials (e.g. in NY--https://www.foxnews.com/science/new-york-state-will-start-coronavirus-drug-trials) that will hopefully help us answer this question definitively soon.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1715477571683
I thought this, from a deep state mouthpiece, was telling. The bullshit (two Darwin in action cretins ate aquarium cleaner so forget a derivative made for humans) was front and center, but then grudging mention of its potential, and then the 'test'....front line medical workers in an epicenter of the desease.
Not ruling out more sinister motives from two governments who just tried to make themselves dictatorships in a panic, but assuming the best at this point means the downplay is to avoid a mad rush for the product. It's efficacy seems next to certain given that measure. The alternative could be they feel they'll be swamped and are throwing the kitchen sink at it, case numbers don't support that kind of desperation. Especially considering they could lose 10% of the users (diarrhea, nausea)
Tl;dr: The folks warning you off it are on it.
Maybe... or maybe we just aren't certain about its efficacy yet. Medical researchers are a cautious bunch--"do no harm" and all. It's approved for off-label use for patients who want it now, and I agree with you that we want to avoid hoarding supplies of it to prioritize getting it to those in need. Fortunately, we are doing high quality trials (e.g. in NY--https://www.foxnews.com/science/new-york-state-will-start-coronavirus-drug-trials) that will hopefully help us answer this question definitively soon.