Posted on 05/10/2020 11:30:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.
Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine. President Donald Trump has heavily promoted the malaria drug, without evidence, as a treatment for COVID-19.
Schumer's request comes after a whistleblower complaint filed this past week by former Health and Human Services official Rick Bright alleged that the Trump administration, eager for a quick fix to the onslaught of coronavirus, wanted to “flood” hot spots in New York and New Jersey with the drug. Major veterans organizations have urged VA to explain under what circumstances VA doctors initiate discussion of hydroxychloroquine with veterans as a treatment option.
“There are concerns that they are using this drug when the medical evidence says it doesn’t help and could hurt,” Schumer said in an interview with The Associated Press.
He said given the fact the malaria drug, despite being untested, had been repeatedly pushed publicly by Trump, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie must address whether anyone at the department was pressured by the White House or the administration to use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.
Schumer said Wilkie also should answer questions about a recent analysis of VA hospital data that showed there were more deaths among patients given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, including how much patients knew about the drug’s risks before taking it.
Wilkie in recent weeks has denied that veterans were used as test subjects for the drug and that it was instead administered at government-run VA hospitals only when medically appropriate, with mutual consent between doctor and patient.
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It’s really, really sick the Schumer and the MSM would rather have people die than to think Trump was right.
And it’s not like Trump is a biologist who’s going to make a zillion dollars on the drug, he just passed on what someone else told him.
Schmuckey, please identify the PROVEN therapy for this new virus, dork.
Because there is no such thing as a ‘proven’ drug for the disease at this time, Schmuckie.
Because it IS a proven treatment for MANY...man, he is a fool and a tool.
Senator ... take a dump, your breath stinks
Glad to hear about your anecdotal recovery even if not approved by non-doctor Schumer.
According to Democrats:
I wouldn't believe anything that a Democrat says was proven or not proven.
-PJ
Can you cite those studies...so lupus and arthritis patients dont have cardiac complications from hcq?...not all patients are going to recover from any—fill in the blank—-infection....no matter what drug is used...so are you going with the Gates Fouci Soros redemsivir before 10 year double blind studies are complete?
“President Donald Trump has heavily promoted the malaria drug, without evidence, as a treatment for COVID-19.”
That sentence is an absolute lie.
There is PLENTY of evidence that it’s very effective against COVID-19. What kind of imbecile writes a lie of a sentence like that, which is obviously a lie?
The douchebag wants as many deaths as possible while waiting for an effective vaccine that will never come. He conveniently leaves out any reference of the Right To Try Act of 2017. The choice is not his nor is it legally the choice of any democrat governor, mayor, or scumbag misrepresentative like him.
VETS ON MEDICARE HAVE BO RIGHT OF APPEAL. WE are Medicare/Tricare Life hubby is a 20 yr Navy Vet, Ret as a SCPO in 1980. 58-80. Blue Water Vietnam Vet.
Chuck You Fumer!
How about “by any means”?
Perhaps a fatal does of Arkancide?
"And Chuck-up took his final ride
he was Hillarized with Arkancide."
That HDQ is an unproven drug is the Big Lie of our times. HDQ has safely treated Malaria and Lupus for seventy years.
Sorry, HCQ...
I despise Google.
We know they manipulate their results for monetary gain (your money will put your product at the top of the results returned) and they have shown time and again they will manipulate results in the name of political advocacy.
When they are called out, they say it was a “mistake” and it all goes away.
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