[FreeperCell]

If it works, Use it.

[JoSixChip]

If it works, Use it.

Until something better comes along. This stuff has been used for more then a generation, we know the side effects. Seems there is nothing to lose.

[a little elbow grease]

https://twitter.com/DrJeffColyer/status/1242908596527980544?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

VIDEO

“You go to war with the resources you have not the resources you wish you have, and right now, this drug combination is our best shot.” @FoxNews @realDonaldTrump @POTUS

[FreeperCell]

We are working on it. At This rate a vaccine could happen. Hang on.

[matt04]

Yep. This appears to work, so use it now. Meanwhile, other doctors can work in the lab to do additional research on long term vaccines or other treatments.

[CutePuppy]

If it works, Use it.

So far, it has not been proven effective against coronavirus or COVID-19.

From Malaria Drug Chloroquine No Better Than Regular Coronavirus Care, Study Finds - BL, 2020 March 25, by Michelle Fay Cortez:

..... Hydroxychloroquine, a medicine for malaria... touted as a treatment for coronavirus, was no more effective than conventional care, a small study found.

The report published by the Journal of Zhejiang University in China showed that patients who got the medicine didn't fight off the new coronavirus more often than those who did not get the medicine.

The study involved just 30 patients. Of the 15 patients given the malaria drug, 13 tested negative for the coronavirus after a week of treatment. Of the 15 patients who didn't get hydroxychloroquine, 14 tested negative for the virus. ..... < snip >

..... In the Chinese study, which was conducted by researchers from the department of infection and immunity at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, the 15 patients who didn't get hydroxychloroquine were treated with conventional care. ..... < snip >

..... One patient treated with hydroxychloroquine progressed to severe disease during the study. Four patients given the medicine developed diarrhea and signs of potential liver damage, compared with three getting conventional treatment. .....

Gilead just received an approval of their promising experimental antiviral remdisivir as an "orphan drug" ("rare disease" drug originally developed for Ebola) but said it will waive its exclusivity to allow competition in marketing and manufacturing.

[Cobra64]

Yup, all this hand wringing is pathetic. The benefits certainly seem to outweigh the risks. Meanwhile departments, agencies, and scientists want to perform non-stop studies to keep their names in the news.

[wastoute]

They say they are using it. If it is 100% effective this will all be over tomorrow.

[wastoute]

I did notice neither Fauci or Brix even mentioned Plaquenil.