Haven't extensively looked into it. But from the multiple articles I read it was either patients on ventilators or patients on oxygen. Which, makes sense why an anti-inflammatory would work well.

Which article did you see about those without vents nor oxygen? And also, how are they coming up with those results?

This post was edited by Flicker69 on Jun 16 2020 01:40pm

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexam%C3%A9thasone#Contre_la_Covid-19_?

Against the Covid-19
On June 16, 2020, the Oxford University Recovery trial announced that the drug could reduce deaths in patients most affected by COVID-19 (by 35% for those on ventilation and by 20% in COVID-19 patients on oxygen) due to its effect of inhibiting the cytokine storm. It was only reduced by 13% for patients not requiring respiratory assistance.
If the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK since the pandemic began, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, the researchers said.
The molecule could be extremely beneficial in poor countries where the number of Covid-19 patients is high.
The UK government has 200,000 units of the drug in stock and says the NHS will make dexamethasone available to patients10.

Seems it's not even in English wiki lol

They are on a ventilator b/c they have COVID...which is the vast majority of COVID deaths. If B is a subset of A and B is reduced, you also reduce A.

I like how it doesn't offer a rationale for the 13% but offers one for the ventilator patients.



Dex would reduce ventilator patient deaths all across the board, regardless if on a ventilator for COVID or something else.

Meanwhile in France

The government is being sued because of their terrible handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

I'm reading some articles dating back to March 2020 that show doctors and healthcare workers were already suing the government. Some articles speak of government cover-ups, downplaying the crisis and lies!

This article in the Irish times dates Mar 26, 2020 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/coronavirus-lawsuits-fly-in-france-as-blame-game-begins-1.4213267 -> Prime minister and health ministers pursued in court for alleged manslaughter!

Other articles show that families that lost loved ones are also suing. A shitload of stuff showed up when I typed "french government sued over covid" so check for yourself.

At the same time user Saucepot6K was shit posting all over PARD how terrible Donald Trump was handling the COVID-19 crisis in the US! While his own country fucked up so badly that they're getting sued all over the place lolol

What a shit show

I would not refuse it, so the effect is like cortisol, but dozen of times more potent, it's even used for local anesthesia.

just like orange man bad

B b but this aint happening in France!

Never heard of dex as a local anesthesia. Maybe a light dermal topical ointment. But saying anesthesia for that would be wrong.

6 lawsuits ? March news ? Oh my gawd

You need a friend or something ?



Typically local anesthesia / lowering pain + anti inflammatory at Dentist, as example...
It's a detail, lets go back on the fact it works and save lives from advanced to very advanced stages of C19.

This post was edited by Saucisson6000 on Jun 16 2020 02:07pm