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North Texas Coronavirus Patient Goes Home From Hospital 4 Days After Remdesivir Treatment
CBS (DFW ^ | 05/07/2020 | Brooke Katz

Posted on 05/08/2020 9:07:54 AM PDT by 1066AD

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The maker of this drug, Gilead, recently donated its entire supply to US Gov't, around 400,000 doses.
1 posted on 05/08/2020 9:07:54 AM PDT by 1066AD
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nah...CBS..not reliable.


2 posted on 05/08/2020 9:09:17 AM PDT by rovenstinez
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Unproven. Anecdotal. Every other adjective used to describe HCQ.


3 posted on 05/08/2020 9:10:11 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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Could be good news, despite the hefty cost....but there’s a lot of similar results from folks getting the HCQ/Zinc/Z-Pak treatments...with the main HCQ ingredient being about 50 cents a dose vs. $1K a dose (on top of required hospitalization for treatment....).


4 posted on 05/08/2020 9:10:37 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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I guess it’s true, there really is a balm in Gilead


5 posted on 05/08/2020 9:11:00 AM PDT by babble-on
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How can you accuse them of profiteering when they donated their entire stockpile? Seems weird, no?


6 posted on 05/08/2020 9:11:48 AM PDT by babble-on
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“We were able to treat a lot of them successfully, and fortunately a lot of them have been discharged home back to their families,” said Dr. Mantry.

hmmm.
7 posted on 05/08/2020 9:12:52 AM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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Well played.


8 posted on 05/08/2020 9:13:41 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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We heard the same stories about HCQ. There was a guy from Florida who said he started feeling better within hours of taking HCQ. Woke up around 4am to find his fever completely gone. Laura Ingraham interviewed him. Expect to hear a flood of “miracle” stories about Remdesivir that will outdo anything you heard about HCQ.


9 posted on 05/08/2020 9:14:21 AM PDT by libh8er
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We heard the same stories about HCQ. There was a guy from Florida who said he started feeling better within hours of taking HCQ. Woke up around 4am to find his fever completely gone. Laura Ingraham interviewed him. Expect to hear a flood of “miracle” stories about Remdesivir that will outdo anything you heard about HCQ.
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Yep, and none of these “miracle” Remdesivir stories will ramble on dismissively about it only being anecdotal and many large scale, placebo controlled, double-blind clinical studies will be needed before any valid conclusions can be drawn.


10 posted on 05/08/2020 9:20:27 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT.)
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How can you accuse me of accusing them of profiteering - I just pointed out the projected costs...donating the entire stock, at this juncture, is a super exhibition of goodwill and an astute business move but I wouldn’t expect that to be a long-term strategy. If it turns out to be as effective as one might hope, then it is smart to get enough out there to give it a good test...part of normal R&D costs for any new drug.


11 posted on 05/08/2020 9:22:45 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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More good news. I hope this and the use of the anti malaria drug cocktail keeps saving people’s lives.


12 posted on 05/08/2020 9:25:19 AM PDT by hawkaw
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It was reported 200,000. Doesn’t matter, mere flash in the pan to what they seek which is forced vaccination of all human beings on the planet. IOW a publicity stunt.


13 posted on 05/08/2020 9:27:29 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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400,000 doses is a drop in the bucket compared to the number of doses that will be purchased full retail should it become the drug of choice.

This marketing technique is a form of seeding. Kind of like chumming the waters.


14 posted on 05/08/2020 9:29:06 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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Are they hyping how sick he was just to ‘prove that remsivider is the only drug that works’?


15 posted on 05/08/2020 9:29:19 AM PDT by Bob434
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Doesnt sound any more effective than hydroxychloquine and zinc. Avg of 3-4 days for it to do the same thing.


16 posted on 05/08/2020 9:30:35 AM PDT by Bommer (I am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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[[Expect to hear a flood of “miracle” stories about Remdesivir that will outdo anything you heard about HCQ.]]

Yup=- exactly- and expect not to hear about HCQ much anymore either- the msm won’t report on it


17 posted on 05/08/2020 9:30:50 AM PDT by Bob434
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“How can you accuse them of profiteering when they donated their entire stockpile? Seems weird, no?”

So, I’m seeing you more as a checkers player... than as a chess player. Do you think Costco is just giving out all that free food because they are really nice guys?


18 posted on 05/08/2020 9:33:52 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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Donate 400,000 doses so they can sell 40,000,000. It’s called a free sample. They do it at Sam’s Club and Costco too. Well, probably not anymore but they did pre-coronavirus.


19 posted on 05/08/2020 9:34:56 AM PDT by Pollard (shadowbanned)
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"Unproven. Anecdotal. Every other adjective used to describe HCQ."

Exactly. Doctors were reporting similar or even better results with the various HCQ regimens, but those were always dismissed as "anecdotal" or of no significance.
20 posted on 05/08/2020 9:35:46 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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