Trump Gets Treatment the Rest of Us Would Never Get: We Are Better Off

The best care is standard of care.

“Washington On His Deathbed” — Junius Brutus Stearns — 1851

At the time of this writing— October 5th, the president of the United States is still hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for COVID-19. According to press releases, he is doing relatively well despite some transient hypoxemia.

Despite that, according to his personal physician he has received the following medications:

-Remdesivir

-Melatonin

-Zinc

-Famotidine

-Aspirin

-Vitamin D

-A monoclonal antibody cocktail from Regeneron under compassionate use

-And most recently dexamethasone

If you looked at this treatment regimen, not knowing the patient, you’d assume this was someone on the brink of death — ventilated. Last ditch effort time.

Of course, the president does not seem to be particularly sick. So, let’s face it — if you or I had COVID and were as sick as the president, there is no way we would be getting this kind of treatment. And here’s the thing — we’re probably better off.

Right now, the president might be the victim of a well-described medical…