Posted on 08/18/2020 8:04:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ping as per your request
First question — where’s the zinc?
But didn’t we hear/see some stats from another country where virtually no one taking hcq for lupus or rheumatoid arthritis had gotten covid?
I think “preventative” is the key word here.
Who would expect hydroxychloroquine to be antiviral? If it has a benefit it would likely be a lessening of the symptoms of the infection.
Prior studies had fewer than 20 COVID-19 patients with SLE and/or RA; this study had 159.
Out of how many patients? How many went on to develop symptoms? How many got better faster?
Thats practically a statistically insignificant number and you cant make an assumption about the exposure levels of the other (not mentioned) patients who didnt get it.
TL:DR - its a vapid study.
Soap ineffective as a preventive anti-dirt agent: study.
Exactly. Another politically motivated study.
Media: HCQ is not a cure
Correct, it’s a treatment
Media: HCQ is not a preventive
Correct, it’s a treatment
Media: (Huff)...Orange Man Bad!!!
Second question is who funds their research its certainly not the mfg of a generic drug
Just look at a map of the world for COVID infections. India and Africa make the US look like a slum area. Their low infection rates are attributed to use of HCQ for malaria. This study stinks to high heaven.
Italy, I believe.
RE: Media: HCQ is not a preventive; Correct, its a treatment
Many are using HCQ for PROPHYLAXIS against Covid-19. In fact, Trump did just that for himself — taking HCQ as a preventative.
What Case Western’s study is telling us is — it doesn’t work.
So, How much did Bill Gates pay these Case Western ‘Scientists’ for these results?
And they always leave out the zinc. The zinc is the virus killer; the quinine is just the vehicle to get it through the cell walls.
Of course people with Systemic Lupus Erethematosis (SLE) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are not taking that cocktail of HCQ, Zinc, and Azithromycin; they are only prescribed Hydroxychloroquine. It stands to reason that a study would show that it would be ineffective, because it lacks the synergistic effect the cocktail has.
These studies seem to be deliberately designed to achieve a desired negative result for political reasons by omitting the required ingredients in the regimen that is specified, and when they do that, the triumphantly crow that it simply doesnt work! How stupid do they think we are?
Specifically, they found that HCQ is not effective in preventing COVID-19 in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
Another BS study
In other words they didn't really study HCQ use for COVID, they had a database and they did some statistis and got a result. This is the sort of work that results in 'Coffee linked with high testosterone in construction workers born in August" articles. Oh, they found some correlation at some level using data not controlled for the things they are saying they found.
Here they found 159 people who have Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis and got COVID (just 159!) and half of them were on HCQ. So based on those 80 people we now know that HCQ is bunk. Got it.
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