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As the symptoms of Covid-19 took hold, President Trump got an infusion of an experimental antibody cocktail and was whisked by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. When his oxygen levels dipped, he was quickly put on a steroid normally given to patients with severe cases of the disease. At every step of the way, the president has had a team of expert physicians carefully monitoring his care.

That experience is a world away from the stressful waiting game most patients wade through after a positive test.

They are told to stay home and monitor their symptoms. If they do become severely ill, there is only a remote chance they will get access to the antibody cocktail, which was developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and is being tested in clinical trials. The company said Monday that the president was among fewer than 10 people who have gotten access to the drug through a compassionate use program.

“Covid is all about privilege. The more privilege you have, the more you can ignore some of the rules of Covid. Where one person would need to be in the hospital, another person can have the hospital come to them. That’s privilege,” said Lakshman Swamy, an ICU physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts.

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Originally posted by wtg:
I would hope not. But his "doctor" Sean Conley sure seems to be knuckling under, at least at some level.

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I assume he was chosen for that position for his loyalty to Dear Leader, not for his credentials.

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Originally posted by pianojuggler:

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Originally posted by wtg:
I would hope not. But his "doctor" Sean Conley sure seems to be knuckling under, at least at some level.

FIFY. Conley is a "doctor of osteopathy". He is a DO, not an MD. Lower standard, and their background focuses on prevention, not treatment. Many people consider them in the same category as chiropractors.

I assume he was chosen for that position for his loyalty to Dear Leader, not for his credentials.

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“Covid is all about privilege. The more privilege you have, the more you can ignore some of the rules of Covid. Where one person would need to be in the hospital, another person can have the hospital come to them. That’s privilege,” said Lakshman Swamy, an ICU physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts.