Why the comment? Fausci didn’t say it wasn’t any good, he said, being a medical scientist, he would rather actual scientific studies be done before pushing something.
Why the comment? Fausci didn’t say it wasn’t any good, he said, being a medical “numbers dummy”, he would rather “unlimited” scientific studies be done before pushing something.
That is what one gets from bureaucrats.
No, that's what one gets from those who make their living using the scientific process...they had high hopes for the Gilead drug but after a month, 13.9 percent of the patients on remdesivir had died compared to 12.8 percent of those in the control group. The difference is not statistically significant....
And other preliminary trials have show other treatments, like with a HIV drug, to not having much hope...while a smaller test bed for a drug the Israelis decided to start trying shows some promising effects.
I personally think that all the "anecdotal" results from HCQ make it worth a try if nothing more proven is available...but it should also be noted that the UK doctors opted to not try it on Boris Johnson...
Time and proper testing will show us the treatments with the best well-defined efficacy and that's what the medical community relies on.