Posted on 01/07/2024 1:23:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
The drug hydroxychloroquine was prescribed off-label during the pandemic and touted in particular by a prominent French researcher.
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine may have induced nearly 17,000 deaths in six countries during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This molecule was presented during the pandemic as a miracle cure by a minority of health professionals, among them the French microbiologist Didier Raoult.
The scientist’s belief that the drug was a cure for COVID-19 was soon echoed by some policymakers. French President Emmanuel Macron notably visited his facility and US President Donald Trump recommended the drug in 2020, stating that he had already taken it.
Avoiding COVID was about more than just keeping 2 metres apart, study finds The use of the drug sparked controversy as many health specialists noted the lack of research or scientific evidence of its effectiveness against COVID-19.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorisation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in March 2020 but revoked it in June.
The drug was found in particular to cause severe side effects such as heart rhythm abnormalities.
Nearly 17,000 deaths induced by hydroxychloroquine A new study published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy now estimates the fallout from the drug’s off-label use.
Researchers led by Jean-Christophe Lega, a Professor of Therapeutics in the Lyon, France hospital system, investigated studies conducted in France, the United States, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Turkey from March 2020 until July 2020.
"HCQ use was associated with an 11 per cent increase in the mortality rate in a meta-analysis of randomised trials," the study noted, citing a meta-analysis published in 2021 in Nature which the researchers used to calculate the number of deaths induced by the drug.
'It’s not gone. It’s changing. It’s killing': The COVID variants the WHO is watching closely The estimated number of deaths in European countries was roughly 240 in Belgium, 199 in France, 1,822 in Italy, and 1,895 in Spain.
"What we need to bear in mind is that this is a rough estimate, in the sense that it only concerns a few countries over a short period, and that the total number of deaths is probably much higher," Lega told French broadcaster France 3.
The results should be taken with caution as it is a statistical analysis. One limitation of the study was that in France, Turkey, and Belgium, in particular, data concerning exposure to the drug was scarce.
Yet the researchers say: "This result argues in favour of tightly regulating access to off-label prescriptions during future pandemics".
As the facts emerge related to Covid and the subsequent vaccine scam/tragedy, a new narrative will be presented which, if accepted, will create a new alternate reality. This new reality is necessary to replace actual reality. For the weak and limited souls the left depends on to elevate them to positions of power, it’s all they need to start believing and supporting the architects of the plague and its aftermath once again. For the milksops, uncomfortable facts cannot be dealt with, so finding the appropriate “comforting” lies to the contrary are an absolute necessity.
“The mRNA “vaccines” killed 17,000,000 worldwide”
It’s a shame to see Tucker falling for Big Conspiracy.
The virus itself is made of mRNA. Our own DNA creates mRNA constantly. There’s nothing special about mRNA but Big Conspiracy has sure had success preying on people’s ignorance.
Au contraire.
If you never 'caught it' then you have natural immunity. You don't have to catch it and fight it off to have immunity. Some people just don't easily catch diseases.
Go back to Langley where you belong.
Why does Africa have an extremely young population ?
Low average lifespan. high birthrate.
Or you could take the schizo meds your doc prescribed for you and the fantasy world might evaporate.
You are projecting again.
Please get every experimental untested “vaccine” you can get your little hands on.
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