My opinion was the protocol (or lack of) for "early" covid symptoms. Fox example, a person begins to experience early symptoms: fevers, body aches, weakness, dyspnea on exertion...after a few days they go to their local ER. They are swabbed for Covid...+Covid. VSS(vital signs are stable). Patient is asked: "are you having trouble breathing?" Response: "No". Discharge instructions are: "go home, isolate, treat fever & body aches with ibuprofen and/or tylenol. Come back if you begin experiencing breathing issues". THIS allowed the pneumonia to gain a strong hold. For some people, their bodies did not have the resilience to overcome this. Early interventions were NON-EXISTENT! As a nurse this pisses me off! There should have been home nebulizer machines ordered, steroids, zinc, vitamin C, etc. Of course, the "suppressed meds" like IVM & hydroxychloroquine should have been ordered. Many of the patients that I cared for had been to the ER/clinic with early symptoms, tested +, & sent home. By the time they returned the pneumonia had set in and they were exerperiencing serious hypoxia. For some patients we tried positive air pressure oxygenation like CPAP/BiPAP. For others with severe hypoxia there was no other option except intubate & ventilate. I am infuriated with the "early protocol" which is NO TREATMENT!