Imagine the use that would have been made in the last year of a medicine which promised–if given prophylactically in clinically efficacious doses–to “prevent or reduce the severity of Cytokine Storms in response to COVID-19 infection; strengthen overall immunity; balance internal body hormones; strengthen bones; and reduce the risk of depression.”
Miracle drug, right? At $500/dose with insurance it would have swept the planet. All our leaders would have been demanding its general use. The Drug Companies would have been praised for their innovation and hard work.
My fucking jaw drops every morning, as I emerge from my dreams and contemplate anew the madness which has gotten such a deep foothold on the human species, on those who have sought and won power, and on the people buying apples next to me at the grocery store.