Charlie:
Thx for the support.
The subject matter is that the pandemic here has too many unanswered questions, and this irritates the public. That is expected. So if there is a problem, there must be a solution. Simple paradigm that is one of the pillars of science. So the chatter about all kinds of things fills the airwaves. people use the phone, social media, and the internet to tout their ideas of what the answer should be. I want answers as badly as the next person. But I have been experienced in some scientific work, including research, and am keenly aware that anecdote may trigger one to ask more pointed questions, develop hypotheses, and even start investigating the matter. But doing so requires strategy, patience, and plenty of time. Men and puppies – characterized by impatience. So a word gets uttered somewhere, and it goes “viral”. Maybe it is a bit of an exaggeration (and maybe not) to say that the stories about the drug spread farther than the actual virus.
It is so sad that there is a ton of anecdote that dominates the above mentioned airwaves. It fuels the anti-vaxx movement, the proliferation of “miracle workers” such as advertise their anti-ayin horoh remote removal skills, and a huge chunk of the alternative health care market. And when the research gets done, so many of these baseless endeavors are proven to be shams. It is appropriate to ask questions and investigate. But science requires more than a few stories.