For all those who may be slightly interested.
Remdesiver is a new drug. Therefore, it had a big edge in being approved against covid. There is no risk of people who depend on the drug having to overpay for a medicine they need. Additionally, Remdesiver was the only drug to get real results out of it’s first large trial. Though after that it was more of a mixed bag. The FDA approval did not really amount to much more than another relatively safe option. Without the approval, Remdesiver would not have been available. To my limited knowledge, this is all due to complications of insurance in the health system. Both billing the patient’s insurance and what is allowed by the malpractice insurance on the caregiver’s end.
But in the end, there is still no magic bullets when it comes to viruses. Plenty of fluids, rest, and constant monitoring of symptoms, is what we have. Supportive care.