IIRC the doses used as an antiviral are quite a big higher than those for an immunosuppressor. Everyone is piling on, but in fact the drug was known to have si

IIRC the doses used as an antiviral are quite a big higher than those for an immunosuppressor. Everyone is piling on, but in fact the drug was known to have side effects from decades of use, and the hypothesis that it would hurt more than it helps was absolutely not unfounded. It was wrong (or at least, still unsupported), but it wasn't insane.