Posted on 04/22/2020 11:41:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been working in COVID-19 patients, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said on Wednesday.
Wilkie’s comments come after a study looking at the effects of the drug in 368 patients in Veterans Health Administration hospitals found no evidence the drug is effective against COVID-19, a new disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Responding to the results during an appearance on MSNBC, Wilkie said, “That’s just an observational study. It’s not a clinical study. It was done on a small number of veterans; sadly, those of whom were in the last stages of life, and the drug was given to them.”
The drug “has been working on middle-age and younger veterans,” Wilkie added. By that, he meant that it was “stopping the progression of” COVID-19.
The study in question can help inform doctors who are caring for veterans who have the CCP virus, Wilkie said.
Doctors across the nation have been prescribing hydroxychloroquine but there are a number of concerns about its effectiveness and, if it proves effective, medical workers want to pinpoint the correct dosage information and other matters regarding how and when to prescribe it.
Clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine are underway in Minnesota, Tennessee, and New York. Andrew Cuomo, the governor of the Empire State, asked for more doses of the drug to be delivered to New York City while in the Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, according to Wilkie.
Also this week, doctors and experts on a panel created by the National Institutes of Health said they were recommending against using hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin, an antibiotic also known as Z-Pak.
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Yes, Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc picolinate needs to be started early when it’s still a virus attack BEFORE it turns into a disease of the body.
We aren’t being scammed, we are being murdered and enslaved; TPTB will do literally ANYTHING to defeat Trump and reassert their control over us (and don’t think that they will EVER let go again if they succeed - they have learned their lessons).
The side effects for taking 400 mg twice a day for 5 days are complete BS; tens of millions have taken more and for longer for malaria since the mid-1950’s, and at least hundreds of thousands of Lupus and RA victims have been taking it for years or decades. My own mother has been on it for 5 years while having cardiac affib as a pre-existing condition- with NO side effects at all.
If hydroxychloroquine was dangerous, we would have found out 50 years ago and it wouldn’t be on the market.
“Don’t even, DEMAND! Also, make sure that zinc is included.”
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Uh, don’t beg...
[[Not true - azithromycin also has some antiviral effects.]]
I was not aware of that- thought it was just for infection- thanks for hte info
I have an idea...50 doctors at NIH.
Right exactly. Raoult intimated that when the patient can't swallow the pill that was the corollary for next treatment phase.
That's what I keep reading daily. My question is does a person really need the Z-pac if they currently don't have a bacterial infection?
A Doctor in New York has had great success with doxycycline antibiotic that doesn't cause heart arrhythmia problems. It's been used for years with those who have questionable heart problems, with no detrimental affects.
You're confusing HCQ with the antibiotic azithromycin that can cause heart arrhythmia that can cause heart attack.
Read my post above about a New York Doctor using doxycycline instead of Z-pac with great success and NO heart complications.
Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. Doxycycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as acne, urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, respiratory infections, eye infections, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, periodontitis (gum disease), and others.
If you want a prescription, yes.
If you want to boost your own immune system with zero side effects, the natural approach is preferable. Once the lungs are threatened, one needs to be under some kind of nebulizer protocol. The Brownstein approach works for any virus.
In reality everyone should be keeping their vitD in blood levels high year round.
Agree in general
I am not wrong, here is a quote from Wikipedia on adverse reactions to hydroxychloroquine:
“The most common adverse effects are nausea, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. The most serious adverse effects affect the eye, with dose-related retinopathy as a concern even after hydroxychloroquine use is discontinued.[2] For short-term treatment of acute malaria, adverse effects can include abdominal cramps, diarrhea, heart problems, reduced appetite, headache, nausea and vomiting.”
Note that my mother’s doctor told her that among the heart problems it could cause or exacerbate is arrhythmia; having that pre-existing condition, she specifically asked.
Ironically, last night I was speaking with my mother, and she related how an elderly veteran friend of hers (a retired nurse, like my mother) had been hospitalized with the Xi virus, and that she was quite ill...until they gave her hydroxychloroquine, at which point she turned around very quickly. I don’t know if they also gave her a z-pack and/or zinc.
This “study” is utter bullshit. Those opposed to Trump are not just willing, but EAGER, to see thousands die and initiate a worldwide depression, just to defeat him and pave the way for permanent Deep State control over this country. THAT is the sick and twisted nature of those with whom we are dealing.
When James Car vile spewed his accusation that republicans will kill you, he was showing us the agenda of the demon rats. The demon rats consistently do what they accuse others of.
CNN has been saying all day that the thoroughly discredited story about the malaria drug kills CIVID-19 patients. They’re also saying that Trump says it’s OK to inject Lysol into your lungs with a needle. Today’s briefing should be lively.
All I’m saying is that side effects are the current excuse.
Won’t help Gilead is actually a good company. Forte is in viral research. They have an automated system for finding cure candidates. If the price goes down, its a buy. Long term until we have a universal viral killer its tech will be huge to end the kind of crap we’re going through now.
Is there a null hypothesis in here somewhere?
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