A treatment or vaccine makes you feel better protected against an unseen viral killer, much as a fortified entrance or a guard dog makes you feel protected against a prowler. Knowing that the anti-viral drug remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone have emerged as effective in-hospital treatments for COVID is of some comfort, but people across the country want to know what they might take as a preventative, or for early treatment in case they got sick. This is especially important as we wait for a vaccine to emerge, hopefully by the beginning of next year.
