Anyone dismissing it as a "mild flu" is repeating seriously dangerous misinformation and the cop out of it being about "side effects for some people" is incredibly weak.
It does not matter if is mild or not for the point raised, that is a important one:
Side effects of a experimental treatment can be worse than the disease.
Even if the disease is severe. HIV is an example of a really bad problem that can be cured, but the procedure is so risky that normally it doesn't worth the try.
Cancer is a huge problem, but some people are almost insta-killed by chemoterapy for genetical reasons. There is not point into trying every snake oil available without taking in mind the side effects.
And for some groups of age, like children, yes: coronavirus currently is equivalent to a mild flu. Under 20 years old the mortality is relatively low, and for children is minimal. The coronavirus problem is not homogeneous. Is very dangerous for some people, specially when team with other previous diseases, and not so dangerous for other. The idea of treating children with a non tested treatment is ethically problematic at this moment.
