https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01824-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01824-5 "The [steroid] drugs suppress the immune system, which co

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01824-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01824-5 "The [steroid] drugs suppress the immune system, which could provide some relief for patients whose lungs are ravaged by an overactive immune response that sometimes manifests in severe cases of COVID-19. But such patients may still need a fully functioning immune system to fend off the virus itself." "no effect on mild infections" Basically if taken too early it does the wrong action, but it helps some of those already on oxygen. And it's cheap.