Hydroxychloroquine is why Uganda, with a population of 43M, has only 15 COVID-19 deaths

Fellowship of the Minds ^ | April 19, 2020 | Dr. Eowyn

[CheshireTheCat]

Uganda, a country in east-central Africa, has a 2018 population of 42.729 million, which is 13% of the United States’ population of 328.239 million in 2019.

And yet Uganda has 1,603 COVID-19 cases and just 15 deaths (h/t Rush Limbaugh), wherease the U.S. has 5,656,744 COVID-19 cases and 175,105 deaths. That means:

Uganda’s number of COVID-19 cases is only 0.028% of the number of U.S. COVID-19 cases; and Uganda’s number of COVID-19 deaths is only 0.008% of the number of U.S. COVID-19 deaths. How can that be, when Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of $769 (37.8% of the population in 2012 lived on less than $1.25 a day) and a poor healthcare system.

This is why:

Uganda is afflicted with malaria, a disease caused by parasites that enter the body through the bite of a mosquito.

Malaria is common in Africa. In 2012, Uganda had the 6th highest annual deaths from malaria in Africa.

Hydroxychloroquine is a drug used to treat or prevent malaria...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yes, I thought of that already. However, no one knows the correct dose. The purpose of the quinine is to aid the absorption on zinc. Zinc will be absorbed by cells with or without quinine.

In a sense, quinine is a catalyst, something that aids in a reaction but does not partake in the reaction itself. In general you don't need to much of a catalyst to work.

For example, your cataylytic converter contains platinum. It aids the conversion of hydrocarbon fumes to water vapor and CO2 But the amount of platinum in a is extremely small, not much is needed.

The question with quinine is really how much is enough? Since I don't have access to any pills except zinc, I will do what I can with the tools I've got.

Mind you, this in for prevention, not cure. If I were sick I would seek out higher doses of quinine.
 

[jonrick46]

This is what happens when the DemonKKKrats politicize a commons sense remedy.

[Weirdad]

Good points made well.

I understand your idea and agree.

And even a 10% advantage, if that’s all it amounts to (just trowing out a number), is quite significant for a person, but even more for a population, in which such benefits cascade.

[jonrick46]

Even though zinc is absorbed into cells, it is not present in the amounts necessary to render inoperative the RNA dependent RNA polymeras. HCQ creates a pathway for zinc to enter the cell in sufficient quantities.

[SeekAndFind]

Ping

[SeekAndFind]

RE: How about Vietnam with a population of 97 million,1007 cases and 25 deaths, i post this info constantly and all i get is a blank look.

OK, what did Vietnam do right that we did not? BTW, here’s one question -— at 1007 cases, how many tests has Vietnam really made ?

[dfwgator]

Charlie Don’t Covid!

[Jane Long]

Lotta carbs, or fake sweeteners, in most tonic waters.

Unless, of course, you make your own tonic with a Soda Stream (or club soda) and quinine. I do this, sometimes, since I don’t care for sweet drinks, anyhow.

[Tunehead54]

Bump to article. "To get a sense of how little quinine is in tonic water compared to the amount required for medical use, think of it this way: You would need to drink more than 12 liters of Schweppes tonic water every eight hours to maintain those therapeutic levels of quinine (usually provided in pill form) from tonic water."

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I can do that but I'm gonna need a lot of gin and limes ...

;-)