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> Why are they overwhelmingly treating patients with antibiotics in cases of viral pneumonia and not antivirals (Remdesivir)/ chloroquine?

My guess is that they try to avoid an additional bacterial super infection with antibiotics. Also these antivirals can be dangerous to (very) old people. I think because of liver malfunctions. But take all I say with a grain of salt.. this is all stuff in the back off my head that I remember vaguely from my father (a doctor).

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My understanding is that the virus greatly hinders your immune response in the lungs and that opens the door to microbial infections. This is what causes the severe pneumonias that kill people. Kurzgesagt did a nice video explaining this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY