So can we corral all the college kids and their antibodies to design an antibody cocktail for the masses.?

Just look at the NYTimes graph of deaths. The death rate has plummeted. But, shhhh, this can’t be news until after the election.

Anonymous wrote:Because you can't get Eli Lilly to ship you the latest treatments super express overnight.

Exactly. They both got the antibody treatment early on in their disease (!). There are only 50k doses in the US right now (with 60+k cases/day!) , and it's usually only available as part of a clinical trial (who would get it the day after a positive test at the start of symtoms??). Not sure why Christie deserved VIP treatment. Why is his life more important than mine or yours?
A large trial just concluded that Remdesivir does not help, unfortunately.

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just about lethality (and low death rates depend on not having an overwhelming number of people need ICU care at the same time).

A friend of mine, 30s, very fit and athletic, got Covid 12 weeks ago. She was hospitalized 6 days and very nearly vented. She now permanently has asthma and is very fatigued at all times, barely walking let alone running or working out. It’s been 12 weeks. She is nowhere near normal health. And show me the statistics that track that?!?

This.

It’s not just about lethality (and low death rates depend on not having an overwhelming number of people need ICU care at the same time).

A friend of mine, 30s, very fit and athletic, got Covid 12 weeks ago. She was hospitalized 6 days and very nearly vented. She now permanently has asthma and is very fatigued at all times, barely walking let alone running or working out. It’s been 12 weeks. She is nowhere near normal health. And show me the statistics that track that?!?

Anonymous wrote:We do not know what treatments Christie received.

We...do if you read the statement he himself put out thanking doctors and Eli Lilly and outlining literally exactly what he received.

Because you can't get Eli Lilly to ship you the latest treatments super express overnight.

Anonymous wrote:The virus is less lethal, thank goodness...due to the development of scientifically targeted treatments. Older and vulnerable people, unless you are unhealthy fatties like the OP pointed out, who can rely on fancy drugs, should stay sequestered. Otherwise, most everyone else should be able to weather it OK. (expect for the healthy marathon outliers, of course)

Sure most everyone should recover but the death rate is still much higher than the flu and things have not improved much
https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/24/infection-fatality-rate-shows-covid-19-isnt-getting-less-deadly/

Christie spent SEVEN days in the ICU! That’s a big deal. Not to mention the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills incurred from this type of hospitalization.

Anonymous wrote:Who is actually seriously ill? Is it still in nursing homes? How is that possible?. I thought they are still in semi-lockdown. College kids have like 2 hospitalizations of like thousands, so it's not them. Where are the news stories of the unlikely and unlucky patients?

It is still in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The employees bring it in.

The virus is less lethal, thank goodness...due to the development of scientifically targeted treatments. Older and vulnerable people, unless you are unhealthy fatties like the OP pointed out, who can rely on fancy drugs, should stay sequestered. Otherwise, most everyone else should be able to weather it OK. (expect for the healthy marathon outliers, of course)

The odds have always been in favor of full recovery. That’s not a compelling story, though.

1+. Even if you're a 80-yr-old with comorbidities, the odds are strongly on your side statistically. But people do not live their lives according to statistical probability, but rather their own risk tolerance towards the worst cast scenario, however unlikely.

They survived b/c the get the gold standard in treatment. And Trump was discharged to a mini triage unit setup at the WH w/ 24/7 medical staff.

For the rest of us plebes, getting Covid can be a death sentence. And for those who survive, it can be 2+ weeks of absolute misery. The worst.
Can you put your life on hold like that? Do you not have kids? A spouse? A job? Support?

Sure. You can roll the dice and hope you're the lucky few with "mild symptoms" , but that's not a risk many of us want to take.

Trump & Christie are not good indicators. In fact, they're a good example of why their complacency and carelessness got them so sick.

Anonymous wrote:They get health care at Walter Reed with VIP doctors that the rest of us at Walter Reed cannot get. Many of us cannot even get anything beyond basic primary care, forget specialists. Walter Reed has doctors working on the virus and a vaccine and they have doctors who go between Walter Reed and NIH.

Christie was treated at a regular hospital in NJ.

The odds have always been in favor of full recovery. That’s not a compelling story, though.