Covid drugs for elderly

.....if you want out of you house, just riot. Firebomb buildings, break windows, beat up elderly folks, burn cars, assault innocent people. Certain mayors of certain cities assure us that if you riot you are immune to covid.

Those dismissing HIV/AIDS as being manageable and treatable ignore the fact that the drugs cost tens of thousands of dollars per month. That Magic Johnson has survived 30 years is a testament to his wealth to afford the drugs and his celebrity status allowing him to be first in line for treatment. Also, the HIV death rate is suppressed. People with HIV may succumb to other maladies, but they wouldn't have the other disease if their immune system had not been compromised by HIV.
@Anonymous 20 days ago..... Covid is not nearly as deadly as HIV to those not having other pre-existing conditions. The median age of death in the U.S. from covid remains 72, with most of the dying elderly having been diagnosed with something else such as diabetes, heart disease, severe asthma, sickle cell anemia, cancer, circulatory and artery/vein problems, etc. I'm 70 and am not callous toward the elderly. The probability of death from covid for those under 30 is statistically zero. There are deaths under age 30, but the death rate is under 00.5%. Overall, the death rate for all INFECTED persons has been 1%. Plus, there is a vaccine. The vulnerable should protect themselves via vaccine, masks, and social distancing. People who know they are infected should stay home - like they should for other respiratory diseases like seasonal flu. If you have an underlying condition, get vaccinated. If truly healthy, weigh the risk of vaccine side effects vs odds of dying from the disease. Covid is not as deadly as polio or smallpox to the general population. People under 60 should not be forced to risk the substantial side effects to allow those my age to survive an additional year or two.

I have VERY BAD Asthma. I’ve died from an asthma attack. I take steroids for it, and I have a home breathing machine. I know several other asthma sufferers. I’ve had Covid 19 at least 4 times. It never even sent me to the doctor, let alone the hospital. None of the other asthma patients I know had to go to the hospital, and they’ve all had Covid multiple times.
This isn’t the only story pushing the idea that asthma = death by Covid. It just didn’t happen over the last 4 years. Covid killed the elderly with multiple comorbidities. It didn’t kill younger, otherwise healthy asthmatics.
As for the fictional disease in this shared world you’re writing in, sure, it can be as lethal as you want, but when writing about IRL viruses, it’s better if you’re accurate!
ZK