IDIOT ON STEROIDS

In a miracle from God, Donald Trump was given Covid-19. Then medical science stepped in and cured him. He thinks.

Now you too can get this miracle—first the disease, then the cure, both free of charge. He says.

Screw waiting on a vaccine. We have a cure!

I've heard the president's treatment cost around $100,000. Scaling it up would undoubtedly reduce this by at least half. Let's say $50,000 per patient, going forward.

Fifty thousand times 328 million ...

But wait, we only need enough to reach what the president calls herd mentality, say seventy percent of the US population, or about 230 million folks.

Times $50k, say eleven and a half trillion dollars.

Roughly 880 of the most expensive aircraft carriers in the world (we currently have eleven).

I'm thinking the country might have to take out a second mortgage.

But it's a small price to pay for not having to wear a mask for another six months, right?

(Or, check out my post HALF AND HALF: put half the population in isolation for two weeks, then swap with the other half. Get the virus under control in just one month, with only a half shut-down.)

Donald Trump, as might be expected from his track record, had learned exactly the wrong message from getting Covid. He feels so good now (he's on steroids, which has that effect) I wouldn't be surprised if he recommended his experience for everybody just for that benefit.

(Of course, it would be a lot cheaper to give everybody Dexamethasone, see how they like it.)

He's ignoring the possibility many people would still die from Covid, despite duplicating his treatment. In fact, he's ignoring the possibility he may still die from Covid, despite his past treatment and any future treatment his doctors might try to keep that from happening.

(It's thought George Washington's doctors killed him by over aggressive treatment of his cold [they bled him repeatedly].)

And Trump is ignoring that fact many survivors of Covid experience life-altering effects months after their recovery, the so-called "long haulers."

And he's ignoring the possibility that five years down the road nearly everybody who got through Covid could suffer complications that kill them. Think super-duper shingles, like the follow-up to chicken pox.

Folks on Dex report feeling of invincibility and manic creativity. Unfortunately, it's all crap. Folks on Dex should refrain from making important decisions.

And operating heavy equipment. Like aircraft carriers.