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Laurelin

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1. I think

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 07:27 AM

Jun 2020

Steroids were contraindicated, not because of research or trials with covid, but because they can depress your immune system. If deaths are caused by cytokine storm then this makes sense, though of course it could be some completely different mechanism.

Anyway I know nothing at all. It's good news though.

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Dexamethasone is first life-saving coronavirus drug (BBC) [View all] Mike 03 Jun 2020 OP

I think Laurelin Jun 2020 #1

That's what I'm thinking, too. Hugin Jun 2020 #3

There are many different steroids... Hugin Jun 2020 #2

nope. that is just the trial protocol. mopinko Jun 2020 #6

Dexamethasone Sgent Jun 2020 #7

ah. thank you. mopinko Jun 2020 #8

I was given a similar steroid once following respiratory surgery... Hugin Jun 2020 #11

Decreases death rate by about 10%, if true. "Life-saving" is a bit misleading. n/t blitzen Jun 2020 #4

seriously, try and project some positivity, a decrease of deaths by 10% is lifesaving sunonmars Jun 2020 #5

unless you are one of the 10%. but you are factually incorrect. mopinko Jun 2020 #9

From further on in the article nitpicker Jun 2020 #10

+1 n/t Hugin Jun 2020 #12