====== Early Treatment of COVID-19 ======
Many physicians and scientists argue for a defining philosophy of early outpatient treatment for all [[:COVID-19]] patients.

This is a [[https://c19early.com | real-time meta-analysis]] of 1,263 studies (as of January 2, 2022, of early treatments for Covid-19. 

===== Rationale =====
If there are any treatments at all with antiviral effects, those treatments should be applied as soon as possible while the virus is replicating, possibly before it even enters the lungs and blood stream from the [[:nasopharyngeal]] or [[:oropharyngeal]] passageways or from the [[:digestive tract]].

===== Success of Early COVID-19 Treatments =====
  * As of December 23, 2021, Dr. [[:Brian Tyson]] and Dr. [[:George Fareed]] have treated around 7,000 COVID-19 patients out of Imperial County, [[:California]] as early as possible. Only 4 have been hospitalized and 0 died.
  * [[https://drshankarachetty.com/|drshankarachetty.com]]: Dr. [[:Shankara Chetty]] has treated 8,000 patients in [[:South Africa]] with no hospitalizations or deaths.