6 April

Have posted a few times about how it's likely not the virus that is killing the poor victims of Covid-19, but rather their over-active immune systems. Cytokine storms, as the researchers call it. And yet treatment of that has come a long way. This article describes the current thinking, and that 27% mortality is a HUGE improvement, this condition used to have a much, much higher mortality rate. @[728961585:2048:Angela], would be very interested to hear whether this is part of the conversation in intensive care medicine, if you're aware? https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21176783/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-china-treatment-cytokine-storm-syndrome