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An effective treatment for #Coronavirus #COVID-19 has been found in a common anti-malarial drug
Watts up with that ^ | crazycat

Posted on 03/18/2020 7:24:32 PM PDT by crazycat

UPDATE: A Covid-19 case correlation between malarial and non-malarial countries has been plotted by Dr. Roy Spencer, and the results are stunning – see below.

Encouraging news: three new medical studies show a commonly available anti-malaria drug known as chloroquine aka chloroquine phosphate is showing strong results against COVID-19 infections in both China and South Korea. Excerpts from three studies, including one published in Nature are below.

(Excerpt) Read more at wattsupwiththat.com ...


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To: rfp1234

That’s what I don’t get. It’s not an anti-viral drug.


21 posted on 03/18/2020 7:39:09 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (The Nazis were socialists, and all socialists turn into Nazis.)
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To: mmichaels1970

I told a top French consultant about this and she said Sanofi, a drug Co is giving 300,000 boxes to French state.


22 posted on 03/18/2020 7:40:24 PM PDT by crazycat
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To: Steven Scharf

I read that Trump brought up chloroquine but the FDA pushed back saying it needed further testing. It was mentioned here in an earlier article today.


23 posted on 03/18/2020 7:40:25 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: crazycat

Zinc supplimentation plus hydroxychloroquine ... The zinc kills the virus, the chloroquine opens the virus to zinc absorption is what is being reported.


24 posted on 03/18/2020 7:41:10 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Baldwin77

Well, supposedly there is not enough of the active ingredient in tonic water to be effective. Still, I will have a gin and tonic or vodka and tonic just for fun.


25 posted on 03/18/2020 7:41:13 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (The Nazis were socialists, and all socialists turn into Nazis.)
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To: mmichaels1970

It’s been on” Watts up with that for” 2 days and no mention in MSM...weird.


26 posted on 03/18/2020 7:43:09 PM PDT by crazycat
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To: Baldwin77
Wouldn’t quinine (tonic water) do the same thing?

Quinine and chloroquine are two different things.

27 posted on 03/18/2020 7:43:24 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: crazycat
I told a top French consultant about this and she said Sanofi, a drug Co is giving 300,000 boxes to French state.

And I read that the Brits suddenly started prohibiting chloroquine from being exported (after always being permitted) around 2/27/2020.
28 posted on 03/18/2020 7:43:44 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: devane617

If this is true and Trump thru Dr Fauci makes the announcement at the FDA presser tomorrow, watch what happens to the stock market. We could see the highest 1-day gain in Wall Street history.

There was a Stanford Med School spokesman who said a French researcher had submitted a peer-review paper which claims the drug is 100% effective. There is also an Australian researcher who has made a similar claim.

It would be poetic justice if this drug is only available in the West and not China. It would be interesting to see how Trump would put the squeeze on the Chicoms.


29 posted on 03/18/2020 7:44:24 PM PDT by offduty
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To: Steven Scharf

Wiki:

Chloroquine is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria in areas where malaria is known to be sensitive to its effects.[1] Certain types of malaria, resistant strains, and complicated cases typically require different or additional medication.[1] Occasionally it is used for amebiasis that is occurring outside the intestines, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] It is also used experimentally in the treatment of COVID-19 infections with encouraging preliminary results.[2]

Common side effects include muscle problems, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and skin rash.[1] Serious side effects include problems with vision, muscle damage, seizures, and low blood cell levels.[1] It appears to be safe for use during pregnancy.[1][3] Chloroquine is a member of the drug class 4-aminoquinoline.[1] It works against the asexual form of malaria inside the red blood cell.[1]

Chloroquine was discovered in 1934 by Hans Andersag.[4][5] It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.[6] It is available as a generic medication.[1] The wholesale cost in the developing world is about US$0.04.[7] In the United States, it costs about US$5.30 per dose.[1]

Made by Bayer, but is presumably off patent.


30 posted on 03/18/2020 7:44:26 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: crazycat
The clinical studies in South Korea are using very large numbers of patients and appear to show conclusive results for both treatment and prevention of Covid-19.

My doctor is "waiting for FDA approval process to be completed" and will not prescribe this item at present.

I am not convinced that 18 months of double-blind studies on a handful of US patients is a reasonable process. Some changes are needed here.

31 posted on 03/18/2020 7:45:01 PM PDT by flamberge (The wheels keep turning)
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To: mmichaels1970

Well he should push back, as it’s been around for decades.....and it is dirt cheap.


32 posted on 03/18/2020 7:45:06 PM PDT by crazycat
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To: Pining_4_TX
Wiki says it has anti-viral effects.

Antiviral

Chloroquine has antiviral effects, which works by increasing endosomal pH required for the virus/cell fusion process

Chloroquine also seems to act as a zinc ionophore, thereby allowing extra cellular zinc to enter inside the cell and inhibit viral RNA dependant RNA polymerase. This could be the potential mechanism of action of chloroquine against COVID-19.

Amazingly Covid-19 is already listed on the Wiki page.

33 posted on 03/18/2020 7:45:11 PM PDT by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: crazycat
It’s been on” Watts up with that for” 2 days and no mention in MSM...weird.

Agreed. I swear I did here a reporter specifically mention it at the presser today. But it was glossed over and gone.
34 posted on 03/18/2020 7:45:48 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: mmichaels1970

Bttt


35 posted on 03/18/2020 7:46:35 PM PDT by Guenevere (Press On!)
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To: offduty

The article about the French researcher was posted here on FR earlier today.


36 posted on 03/18/2020 7:46:54 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: crazycat

for later


37 posted on 03/18/2020 7:47:40 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: offduty
link to chloroquine French researcher article.
38 posted on 03/18/2020 7:50:01 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: StolarStorm

I think many or even most of our reps may also be sociopaths, and narcissistic ones at that.


39 posted on 03/18/2020 7:57:10 PM PDT by chris37 (Despite my growing "Coronaphobia", I still feel at least mostly sane half of the time.)
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To: chris37
Made In China is about to go bye bye.

Trump invokes Defense Production Act: What is it?

40 posted on 03/18/2020 7:57:38 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.)
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