Posted on 03/23/2020 3:11:44 PM PDT by NoLibZone
New York State will start coronavirus drug trials Tuesday in an attempt to control the pandemic's impact on the state, said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
New York is the hardest-hit state in the U.S. As of Monday afternoon, the state had 20,875 confirmed cases of COVID-19. During a news conference on Sunday, Cuomo announced that the state has acquired 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine. The trials will start Tuesday, he said.
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are antimalarial drugs. Zithromax, or azithromycin, is an antibiotic.
"I want to thank the [Food and Drug Administration] for moving very expeditiously to get us this supply – the president ordered the FDA to move and the FDA moved,” Cuomo said. “The president is optimistic about these drugs and we are all optimistic that it could work. I have spoken with a number of health officials and there is a good basis to believe that they could work.
“Some health officials point to Africa, which has a very low infection rate,” he added. “There is a theory that because they are taking this antimalarial drug in Africa, it may actually be one of the reasons why the infection rate is low in Africa. We don’t know, but let’s find out and let’s find out quickly.”
THERE'S DRUG COMBO TO SHORTEN CORONAVIRUS, FRENCH RESEARCHERS SAY
On Sunday researchers in France issued a statement detailing how a combination of antimalarial medication and antibiotics could be a vital weapon in the battle against coronavirus.
The work by researchers at IHU-Méditerranée Infection in Marseille has garnered global attention, notably from President Trump.
The FDA is studying the effects of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, but it has made no recommendation on it yet.
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Thank God they will try it. I am sure it will save some lives...
Hoping they post results as they occur.
Holy it. Don’t CNN and NBC say not to take these drugs because they offer false hope?
Going to be something like 6 days - but within a day or so should see the deaths dropping.
They’ve been 50 +/- the past few days.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
But wait.......Fauci said no one should be using this. It needs to be tested first....by his people....which are Hillary;s people.
Forgive me for saying this but if this treatment does work I have a feeling cuomo and the media pukes will sabotage the results. ... I have a terrible gut feeling about this! They CAN’T let trump succeed!!
Saw my doctor this morn for my 6 mo check.
I asked him about this and he smiled at me and said this med WORKS!!!
Depending on the seriousness of the persons illness. It should show results in 4 to 5 days..or by the end of the week.
I have a feeling cuomo and the media pukes will sabotage the results
That’s my fear too actually. If this drug works Trump gets a huge victory. MSM is really invested in the “Trump being irresponsible giving false hope to the country” narrative. To MSM Trump being re-elected is a greater crises than the virus.
Nancy Pelosi still has a little way to go, however..
Word will get out because the people it saved will take to social media these damn Dems haven’t quite gotten to silencing and locking us up YET!!!
It’s about time. They’ve been jaw-boning this for a week.
“Hoping they post results as they occur”
i’m pretty sure that’s President Trump’s plan and it’s what his 14-15 day reassessment date is all about ...
“But wait.......Fauci said no one should be using this. It needs to be tested first....by his people....which are Hillary;s people.”
ALL of those are all complete lies! I’ve listened to every word Dr. Fauci said during President Trump’s daily press conferences and he NEVER SAID ANYTHING AT ALL LIKE THAT
you are nothing but a liar, and you really need to take your lying bullshit somewhere else where people are so ignorant of the actual facts that you might have some chance of them believing your bullshit ...
It’s going to take some, too.
rwood
“Forgive me for saying this but if this treatment does work I have a feeling cuomo and the media pukes will sabotage the results”
yeah, right ... i guess you think that they’ll be able to keep the hundreds or even thousands who are cured from talking about their cure ... or do you think that maybe Cuomo will personally substitute sugar pills for hydroxychloroquine to “sabotage” the results?
Noooooooo, cries Dr. Fauci (a Hillary! lap poodle,) there is only anecdotal back ground noise on the effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine, and the testing, patient assays, scientific method employed, published and statistical reports, and peer review are not to be given any credence.
The Democrat Swamp is infested with partisan Democrats.
Yes, and they need months/years to study it.
The only science that moves fast is the study of Global Warming.
They can complete entire global studies in a few hours time.
All other science takes at minimum 2 years.
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