Absolutely. Among those who have died, I would bet that at least a quarter to a half would have survived had the HCQ cocktail been dispensed early and prophylactically.
I believe the bulk of the “anecdotal” data shows it is closer to 90% do not even need hospitalization (Zev Zelenko’s results), especially when coupled with zinc.
With our betters (erm, I mean governors) writing executive orders like Walz and nutters in MI and NY, etc witholding fairly well proven and scientifically based treatments until people are hospitalized, it is no wonder we have less stellar results.
The below is from lupus.org (you can check any state’s actions on this there).
https://www.lupus.org/advocate/state-action-on-hydroxychloroquine-and-chloroquine-access#
Minnesota
On March 27, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued executive order 20-23 which stated that prescriptions for “hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine must contain a diagnosis appropriate for the use of these medications and be dispensed for no more than 30 days” and authorized the state’s Board of Pharmacy to enforce the order.
The Board of Pharmacy issued guidance related to the executive order, and clarified that the phrase “diagnosis appropriate for use” means any FDA-approved indication for the drug (which would include lupus for both), and at this time, does not include COVID-19. The Board goes on to note that the 30-day limit applies to all diagnoses and empowers pharmacists to contact the prescriber to question higher-than-normal doses for the diagnosis, presumably as a way to get around the 30-day limit.