Posted on 05/20/2020 9:10:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
But he didn't advocate anything - he just said HE was taking it - didn't tell anyone else to take it.
I would if it was me.
aimhigh wrote:
“If Hydroxychloroquine is so dangerous, where are all the dead lupus patients?”
And the folks with rheumatoid arthritis.
And the folks deployed overseas to a malaria area.
Why don’t they go on about these folks taking it; normally they aren’t in hospital !
Sigh. I just went through this on Twitter. CDC/FDA are taking a politically motivated stance & the information on 1st responders & health care workers using the drug w/zinc as prophylaxis are being buried.
1. Sermo Reports: One-Quarter of Global Physicians Agree That Healthcare Workers Should Take Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent COVID-19 Infections; Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Prophylaxis and Even in Undiagnosed Suspected Patient Cases is Seen
Sermo’s Barometer studies have polled over 20,000 physicians globally regarding COVID-19 April 17, 2020 03:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200417005586/en/Sermo-Reports-One-Quarter-Global-Physicians-Agree-Healthcare
2. The Indian Council of Medical Research, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has recommended chemoprophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine (400 mg twice on day 1, then 400 mg once a week thereafter) for asymptomatic health-care workers treating patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, and for asymptomatic household contacts of confirmed cases.
3. •There was a large COVID-19 exposure event at a long-term care hospital in Korea.
•Post-exposure prophylaxis using hydroxychloroquine was provided to 211 individuals.
•Disease development was successfully prevented without severe adverse events.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092485792030145X
The “fact check” thing is so asinine. I took this crisis very seriously in month one and all it is now is a clown show.
“But he didn’t advocate anything -“
Whatever....you get my point right?
From the article:
“When asked about the President’s comments, Hernandez said that prior to these trials “there were likely health care workers before that were taking hydroxychloroquine.””
So the answer is, Yes, Trump was telling the truth.
There are trials where they are taking it, there are reports from around the world of health care workers taking it, and in this country, there are reports of health care workers taking it.
Does that mean they should take it? Nope. It doesn’t say one way or another. Trump has never said that health care workers SHOULD be taking it.
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