I would be interested in the long version. How does HCQ compare with remdesivir? Cost? Side affects?
I think there is a fairly narrow window for antiviral therapy to work. Most people recover without it (don’t need it). The sweet spot is when things start to go bad, but before the inflammation and clotting take over.
My impression after four months is that the period in which HCQ is active is shorter than the period for RDV, and that you will have more “saves” with RDV.
Obviously RDV will cost a fortune and HCQ is cheap. I don’t find either one to be particularly toxic, almost all of the alarm about HCQ is Trump Derangement Syndrome.