Rather, it ha been used as a restorative medication for one that has already cantracted the disease. The dosages for assisting the cure of a virus-infected patienr may be different, and its combination with collateral use of an antibiotic against pneumal bacteria may not coincide with lupus or malarial treatments.
The results proposed by this article might thus be confusing or open to question.
Well, you’re right that it is not a vaccine, but the jury is still out on whether it’s a prophylactic. Lab results as well as anecdotal evidence indicates that it is.
And if you’ve seen any of the dosage recommendations being used by both those that are treating the coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine and those that are being treated for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, you would know that they are essentially the same, roughly 400 mg per day with some variation.
Some doctors are also using a zinc supplement paired with the hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to better take advantage of the ionophoric qualities of HCQ.
I have attached a lab study that indicates hydroxychloroquine indeed does act as a prophylactic:
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-2-69
Here I have attached a video that walks you through in a very detailed manner why hydroxychloroquine prevents the virus from replicating as well as preventing entry into the cell.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7F1cnWup9M&feature=share
>>This drug is NOT a vaccine to prevent infection with the particular virus.<<
It doesn’t have to be a vaccine. It can still prevent infection, however, so long as one is on it. Assuming it does work prophylactically, having it onboard would be sufficient. Quit taking it and you become vulnerable to the virus again.
Not that this is happening, but it doesn’t have to be a vaccine (which would impart long-term protection without needing to take it on a prolonged basis.)