Putting aside the 15-year-old on TikTok, yes, Trump's condition is still quite worrying. COVID's course is slow compared to the flu. Dyspnea often develops 4 to 10 days after symptom onset, and patients can still deteriorate after that. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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In the most recent remdesivir trial (which involved early-stage patients with SpO2 >94%, which it seems Trump went below), one-third of patients who took the drug were still hospitalized 11 days later. Around 10% were still there a month later. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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The decision to give dexamethasone is still a big mystery. Either Trump had 'severe' COVID-19, or he has jumped the gun and might suffer for it, including the known effect of immunosuppression. Neither speaks well for his course going forward. /3
https://twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1312785109456752641
Assuming Trump was infected September 26, it's within normal range for him to develop dyspnea and be hospitalized on October 3. He'd now be entering the median time for ARDS or an ICU admission. (Given how it's median time, patients can of course be earlier or later.) /4
That's what Dr. Fauci is talking about here. COVID-19 isn't the flu, feeling relatively okay a few days after the infection (especially if you're fired up on corticosteroids) isn't any proof that you're out of the woods. /end
https://twitter.com/Bruno_J_Navarro/status/1313352651686449152
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