I’ll wait to see what our researchers say before passing judgment...
Well, if Tech Crunch says it it must be so.
“The study has been criticized by some for its methods – which is the entire purpose of scientific study and medical research, wherein people submit their studies for peer review prior to publication, and then other researchers challenge their assumptions, results and findings.”
Right. Keep up with the bureaucratic ways, and in six or seven years we might formally decide the treatment is safe.
Trump, OTOH, says go with it now, it MIGHT work, and save your life.
I’ll go with Trump.
Trump Darrel is obviously not a scientist or medical professional, and yet he has been touting written an article doubting the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
I guess that settles it.
/s
We shall see
Garbage test. There is no control group with no treatment.
All this test may prove is that the other methods are almost as good as the test medicine.
the OHCQ group has radiologic progression in a third
vs. almost half of the “control” group.
the OHCQ was probably sicker at the start,
and Zpack was not even given.
We Trust Pres. Trump far more than the Red Chinese.
But he touted a drug combo. The study is false.
I have never hated our media more than now. And I thought that wasn’t possible.
They are rooting for this virus because Trump is battling it.
Open by Easter? Not ever!!! The media will argue the dangers of this virus for six more months. Luckily, we are reaching a breaking point where the people of this country are getting rapidly tired of being controlled.
It needs zinc to work.
So they are going to continue to report “mixed” results and failure.
Back in the 70’s, a friend of my wife’s parents had invented an amazing burn medication. He was getting amazing results in testing. However, it was formally tested by some government agency and they determined it was ineffective.
Howver, part of the instructions for using it was that it was imperative that the bandages be loose to allow oxygen into the area, but they wrapped the banages tightly.
Meanwhile, we had a couple of sample bottles and had to use it a few times. It was amazing.
Of course, that’s just anecdotal. :)
The ole Chinese study, eh??
Well, they’ve been so forthcoming and helpful throughout all of this I can see why we should put our trust...
OK, I can’t go on.
/sarc
And here’s another China study (this one cited by the CDC website):
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/therapeutic-options.html
(EXCERPT)
A study in China reported that chloroquine treatment of COVID-19 patients had clinical and virologic benefit versus a comparison group, and chloroquine was added as a recommended antiviral for treatment of COVID-19 in China
So, a Chinese study vs another Chinese study... which Chinese study to believe?
A study from China? Lol!
Trial underway in NYC, which began yesterday. We should have some idea as to the drug’s effectiveness in a few days. India has put a ban on the export of the drug. They must believe it has some promise. Germany and France are using it on patients.
I’m wondering whose rice bowl is threatened.
Are Iopinavir and ritonavir the standard of care in US? I thought there were no therapeutics for the virus.
Well hydroxychloroquine with zpak is only slightly more effective than our much more expensive antivirals still on patent, so definitely use the antivirals. That’s how I’m reading this.
“In a prime example of why President Trump shouldn’t be......” blah blah blah
this writer, like most of those purveying medical and scientific messages, is himself not a scientist, nor a doctor, a researcher, an epidemiologist, a virologist, a mathematician, etc.
he is an English major who became a creative writing teacher and then a blogger and then a tech blogger.
in short, a know nothing.
The author gets to be in the control group getting the placebo....