Posted on 05/26/2020 8:45:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Brazil's health guidelines will continue advising hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus patients despite the World Health Organization (WHO) pausing a trial of the drug due to safety concerns.
The WHO announced a "temporary pause" on Monday of its trial as safety data is reviewed, its Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, though he reiterated it was "generally safe for use in patients with autoimmune diseases or malaria."
Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent malaria as well as in some cases to treat arthritis and lupus.
Tests are being carried out to determine its ability to treat COVID-19. Questions have been raised over the risks of side effects, with suggestions it might even increase mortality rates in the treatment of coronavirus.
However, Brazil health ministry official Mayra Pinheiro said the nation would continue to follow guidance instructing its use, AFP reports.
Commenting on prior guidance advocating this, she told a news conference: "We're remaining calm and there will be no change."
Guidelines issued last week suggested that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine be used in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, in both mild and severe cases.
Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has been an advocate for wider use of hydroxychloroquine, which has caused clashes with prior health ministers. Nelson Teich resigned earlier this month, after he resisted expansion of the drug because of a lack of scientific evidence.
Prior to Teich, Luiz Henrique Mandetta was dismissed earlier last month after disagreeing with the president over the use of hydroxychloroquine and social distancing measures.
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However, no pause from the WHO or the MSM of their hate for Trump and "Deplorables".
Bravo Brazil!
One would think this drug is produced in a lab under a volcano in the south pacific.
Saw last week in KCStar (Wed 5/20) 5 articles mentioning
hydroxychloroquine. None mentioned treatment being part of a tri-part cocktail. 2 or 3 of the articles said that
hydroxychloroquine should only be taken IN a HOSPITAL or PART of RESEARCH STUDY.... now that’s ratcheting uP!
Who?
Who cares what they think
They are done
China Political hacks
America should start a new World Medical Organization based on science and eschewing political influence - the WMO.
i thought it was Brazil that stopped their clinical trial or study or whatever it was, because they claimed 11 people died while on it? (Likely they would have died even if they hadn’t taken it)
RE: i thought it was Brazil that stopped their clinical trial or study or whatever it was, because they claimed 11 people died while on it? (Likely they would have died even if they hadn’t taken it)
Brazil’s Health Minister was REPLACED by President Bolsonaro because he was anti-Hydroxychloroquine and strongly disagreed with his policies.
ah cool- didn’t know that- thanks for the info/update on that
[[Brazil’s Health Minister was REPLACED by President Bolsonaro]]
Our country should follow suit and get rid of the panel of ‘experts’ leading this coronavirus shutdown- they are definitely anti-HCQ
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