Hey, @macoolette.
I'm doing okay, all things considered. Living in the 'new normal' I guess.
It has been a while. I started work about a year ago, so my time's been limited to begin with, and then it seems I end up in one corner of the platform and apparently there's more than one. :)
re: mouthful
Well, there's been so much said, I'm not sure what else there could be to say.
re: the news
The idea that we were all locked down for no particular good reason, told to do things that might not actually help in the long run because we're not paying attention to the one that will—the immune system—doesn't quite fit where the stories have all been going, so if it doesn't fit, don't report it.
re: testing
I've heard costs all over the place. Doesn't make much sense, but then, not much of this does.
re: recoveries
My assumption has been, they just naturally recovered, perhaps with some medical attention, but mostly on their own, depending on the severity of the illness. Most of us end up getting rest, drinking plenty of fluids, etc., more than we spend at a doctor's office or hospital getting treated for, say, the flu, the common cold and so forth.
So, anyway, as you say, so many question unanswered, and even the ones that are answered can be suspect, too.
Natural or nature per se is science so why can't they find something out from that? Ah, just one of the many unanswered questions. I never felt more uncertain in life than this trying times.
re: find something out
Well, I think that's the idea. They've been taking blood from those who had the virus, and from that, they're supposed to be creating a shot. I guess it takes time to come up with something that works, potentially up to 18 months from the time they start putting together a vaccine.