Posted on 04/14/2020 12:05:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Trump meets with recovered coronavirus patients © Getty President Trump on Tuesday met with eight people who have recovered after being diagnosed with the coronavirus, including a Michigan state lawmaker who says her condition improved after taking an anti-malaria drug the president has touted as a potential cure.
The eight attendees came to the White House from California, Michigan and Arkansas, and the White House arranged their travel to Washington, D.C., according to an administration official. Federal social distancing guidelines urge Americans to avoid discretionary travel.
Among the guests was Karen Whitsett, a Democratic state representative who has expressed gratitude to Trump after she said taking hydroxychloroquine aided her recovery. The president has repeatedly urged patients to take the anti-malaria drug as a potential remedy for the virus, despite health experts warning that there is limited data to prove its effectiveness.
ADVERTISEMENT “Had you not brought this to the forefront … I wouldn’t be here today even having this conversation with you and being able to talk about the needs of Detroit," Whitsett said.
The state lawmaker described the ongoing fight against the virus in Michigan, saying she knew people with the disease who had difficulty getting into a hospital. She also urged officials to make hydroxychloroquine more readily available.
“I don’t see her voting for Sleepy Joe Biden," Trump quipped at one point Tuesday, mocking the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. "I’m not gonna ask her that question. If she votes for Sleepy Joe I’d be surprised."
Each of the attendees took a coronavirus test before meeting with Trump in the Cabinet Room, as has become standard for all White House guests who are in proximity to the president or vice president.
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“Stay away from me, please," Trump interjected, prompting laughter from the room.
“Stay away from me, please,” Trump interjected, prompting laughter from the room.
I wish he WOULD stay away from possible infection.
In the interest of the future of the country, I wish President Trump would not put himself in these situations.
My mother in law had the covid and is being intubated. She has pre-existing conditions that are preventing doctors from giving her hydroxychloroquin. We are pushing for them to use (hail Mary pass), but they are afraid of her having heart attack. We have no other options it seems. Can we call anyone at the CDC? It seems we cannot override these doctors.
Keep it up, President Dr. Trump. Make the recovery numbers are part of your daily briefings.
ask about using ECMO machine
some have had success with it but I think it requires some special expertise that perhaps not all hospitals have.
Has anyone found a video of this entire event? So far I haven't been able to find one. Thanks in advance.
also, one of the Docs on texags site got in touch with Genentech to use their drug to help with the cytokine storm. he actually had help from another on the site to get it done
Tocilizumab
So they may let her die of suffocation instead?
Tell them she has the “right to try.”
The whole point is that the patient realizes there may be fatal side effects from the chosen treatment but it’s a last ditch effort.
If they refuse to reach out for attempts at therapies despite family requests, maybe the hospital ethicist or administration should be contacted.
I too in the past have suggested things of FR which suddenly became part of a Trump plan.
Sure beats being called a wacko bird by the dead fool from AZ!
I don’t have any problem with Trump meeting with persons who recovered from this. While there has been much debate in the scientific community about how to treat this and what public policy decisions should be made, there is no debate that I am aware of over our ability to tell if a person is infectious or not infectious to include even those who had the virus.
Trump is demonstrating that to an American public in need of a dose of optimism.
Thank you. The link didn’t work correctly for me - it looks like a live broadcast of Fox Business Network. I’ll try it again later.
Doctors are afraid of being sued for making a ‘risky’ call... is the town big enough for a second opinion?
Demonstrating to America that this is not a death sentence.
Good. He needs to do more of this.
I watched it live on Fox News a few hours ago. Enjoyed it greatly!
I’m pretty sure there’s a member of President Dr. Trump’s inner circle who’s a lurker. Maybe even Trump himself.
How laying coronavirus patients FACE DOWN in intensive care massively boosts their chances of survival
ALthough dont think this is possible with intubation without that special bed..and maybe not even then.
It was not widely used for years for a reason. So sorry to hear.
If my husband or youngest daughter gets it they are both incredibly high risk.
So we are just enjoying the heck out of life a lot more.
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