[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Chris

It’s a simple anti-inflammatory drug. It’s effective because it treats the symptoms that are frequently implicated in fatal cases. “Unless it mutates” may sound like a knowledgeable riposte in your ears, but it isn’t, because mutations are primarily a concern for their ability to render vaccines ineffective, not symptomatic treatments.

https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/a27265/dexamethasone-uses-and-things-to-know/#:~:text=Taking%20dexamethasone%20daily%20helps%20 return,produce%20immune%20and%20allergic%20respons es.

The interesting (for me) aspect of the linked article is that the drug inhibits the immune response as well as inhibiting inflammation. This tells me, a complete layman, that the saved lives are those that would have suffered from a destructive immune response.

Taking dexamethasone daily helps return the hormone levels to normal. Corticosteroid hormones are also involved in controlling inflammatory responses in the body. Dexamethasone reduces inflammation by stopping cells from releasing chemicals that normally help produce immune and allergic responses