[bigbob]

Here is another article based on a review of numerous new or ongoing research findings:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32173110

CONCLUSIONS:

There is rationale, pre-clinical evidence of effectiveness and evidence of safety from long-time clinical use for other indications to justify clinical research on chloroquine in patients with COVID-19. However, clinical use should either adhere to the Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered Interventions (MEURI) framework or be ethically approved as a trial as stated by the World Health Organization. Safety data and data from high-quality clinical trials are urgently needed

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In other words, it works but must be used carefully because clinical studies are not yet complete.

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I understand the arguments against using drugs that are not fully tested, but has anyone read ANYTHING that suggests cholorquine is NOT at least somewhate effective against covid-19?

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Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered Interventions (MEURI) framework or be ethically approved as a trial as stated by the World Health Organization.
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Gag. WHO getting a toe in this. These antimalarials are RELATIVELY safe (thus a prescription is required in the US) and have tons of well done Big Pharma safety data available based on licensure studies and postmarketing safety monitoring.

[lyby]

I understand the arguments against using drugs that are not fully tested, but has anyone read ANYTHING that suggests cholorquine is NOT at least somewhate effective against covid-19?

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I, too, am trying to understand the arguments; however, I have read NOTHING to suggest chloroquine, “a widely used anti-malaria pill that was first approved in the US in 1949,” has no positive effect on COVID-19.

Thank you for sharing!