Posted on 04/08/2020 8:53:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
So, is it effective? Hydroxychloroquine is an anti-malarial drug that has been reported to be effective against the symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus. Yet, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of President Trump’s top officials working to curb the outbreak in the U.S., has warned against saying this is full proof. He’s a professional. This is a new virus. This drug has not been tested in this regard, but thousands of doctors are saying it works.
In Michigan, Democratic State Representative Karen Whitsett contracted the disease and was given the drug. She said she felt relief from her symptoms in less than two hours. She was aware of hydroxychloroquine due to a recent Lyme’s Disease diagnosis but didn’t know it could be used to treat COVID-19. She credits the drug and President Trump for possibly saving her life.
Jackson and Coker, a healthcare staffing firm, did a survey of 1,200 doctors nationwide and found that 65 percent would prescribe the drug to their family if they were infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, with 67 percent saying they would take the drug themselves:
Sixty-five percent of physicians across the United States said they would prescribe the anti-malaria drugs chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to treat or prevent COVID- 19 in a family member, according to a new survey released today by Jackson & Coker, one of the country’s largest physician staffing firms.
Only 11 percent said they would not use the drug at all.
Meanwhile, 30 percent of the surveyed doctors said they would prescribe the medications to a family member prior to the onset of symptoms if they had been exposed to COVID-19, a highly contagious virus that causes a pneumonia-like infection of the lungs.
“Working in healthcare, we’ve learned the best way to get a candid perspective on treatment options from a physician is to ask: ‘Would you give this to your family?’” said Tim Fischer, President of Jackson & Coker. “Families across the U.S. – and the world really – want to know what they can do to protect and save their loved ones.”
Jackson & Coker conducted the survey of 1,271 physicians from 50 states from April 4 to April 7. It conducted the survey not to influence the debate in treating patients with anti-malarials but to make sure the voice of physicians is represented. It has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent with a 95 percent confidence level of the doctors surveyed.
Maybe in a few more weeks, there can be a definitive declaration that this drug is effective, but there is story after story showing that this drug works. It could be a nice stopgap until we have an official vaccine.
BTW, I don’t see what the problem is.
It’s between doctor and patient. If the patient consents to have it administered, why withhold it from him?
If the patient refuses, nobody is forcing him to.
I thought liberals were pro-choice?
Ill bet a nickel there are already many docs taking this med.
Because this drug will save people and keep them living.
Abortion must be protdcted because 1, it murders someone, and 2, it allows all women a legal power to murder another human being without facing murder charges. They don’t want to give either of these points up.
Only because Svengali Trump has mesmerized everybody.
Yeah. The 33% of Dr’s that don’t think it is effective have a hidden stash
for themselves and their family.
I posted earlier in this thing..just after a March 23rd visit to my doctor, I asked him at that appointment what he thought of using this med.
He smiled at me a said “It works.”
Thats all he said. I left it at that.
Would it be a good business decision to let your customer's’ die?
To stop the return of manufacturing of products back to the US that went to China. China backers are using that Trump alleged stock ownership claim as a controlling interest in a product they claim to be totally ineffective when used to treat a disease created to create a severe restriction of movement known as a shutdown because of its transmission .
Dr Seagal’s (sp? He’s on fox news) father- 93 years old- was saved by HCQ- He felt he wouldn’t last another day- got prescribed the drug, and felt recovered the very next day-
WHO IS MARC SEIGEL?
See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Siegel
Marc K. Siegel is an American physician, Fox News medical correspondent, columnist for several news outlets, including the New York Post and Forbes, and author.
He is also an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center
bttt
Yeah but Doctors are kinda of druggies I wonder what the mean of most any drug is?
All the more reason for the left to try and kill it.
thnaks for hte link to the vid- powerful video-
notice in this one "11 percent said they would not use the drug at all"
That is likely the number that has heart conditions.
Screw the Government/ medical bureaucracy. Its like a mini Soviet Union where stuff in demand is highly regulated and controlled, only available to people with connections, or must be obtained through back-door, informal channels.
I’ve already acquired a small stash of HCQ for myself and my family.
RE: I’ve already acquired a small stash of HCQ for myself and my family
Just curious, how were you able to do that? That requires a prescription. Are you a doctor?
LOL! Liberals are only pro-choice when it comes to sex, baby murder, and drugs to get high (pot, etc.). Anything else, forget about it!
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