It is my understanding that the third author on the study is the author of the Arkmedic substack.

I was not aware that he and Pierre Kory had written a paper together. Like you, I reject the idea that there was a new cause of death/illness on the science, caused by a respiratory pathogen, in 2020, so the “special treatments” conversation is moot. For me, knowing that Dr. Saidi was involved with a study on early treatments helps me better understand why he seems to hold the views he does.