Drinking water to treat Covid has been approved since it is safe. Don’t know if it works.
Methods:
...we analyzed key safety metrics after transfusion of ABO-compatible human COVID-19 convalescent plasma in 5,000 hospitalized adults with severe or life threatening COVID-19, with 66% in the intensive care unit, as part of the US FDA Expanded Access Program for COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Results:
The incidence of all serious adverse events (SAEs) in the first four hours after transfusion was <1%, including mortality rate (0.3%). Of the 36 reported SAEs, there were 25 reported incidences of related SAEs, including mortality (n=4), transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO; n=7), transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI; n=11), and severe allergic transfusion reactions (n=3). However, only 2 (of 36) SAEs were judged as definitely related to the convalescent plasma transfusion by the treating physician. The seven-day mortality rate was 14.9%.
Conclusion:
Given the deadly nature of COVID-19 and the large population of critically-ill patients included in these analyses, the mortality rate does not appear excessive. These early indicators suggest that transfusion of convalescent plasma is safe in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
“The mortality rate seven days after treatment was 14.9%, but the researchers noted the infusion patients were already gravely ill and the rate “does not appear excessive.””
I hope I never end up in one of these studies where they intentionally wait until you’re damned near dead so they can study you.
“...But the study didn’t determine whether the treatment works...”
Let’s see now...since water is not SOLD BY BIG PHARMA for big bucks...oh, wait...it is supposed to be declared dangerous and unproven like HCQ...where is Doctor Doom when we need him to save us?...protect us from safe therapies...
“...A team of more than 5,000 doctors from over 2,000 hospitals and laboratories have been testing the experimental therapy, which involves transfusing the antibody-rich blood serum of recovered COVID-19 patients into people who are battling the illness.
Of the 5,000 seriously ill patients who received blood plasma transfusions for the study,...”
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Wow.... a team of “more than 5,000 doctors” tested convalescent plasma therapy on 5,000 patients. I guess they had no shortage of doctors.
Texags site Drs have used it and it has been successful
they have used the Genentech drug and been successful.
A Dr gives HQC early on and has been successful. If you get the symptoms anywhere near Garland Tx you might want to go to him as a Dr. He gives daily updates on COvid19.
Gin and tonic(quinine) in reasonable doses is safe.
“But the study didn’t determine whether the treatment works”
I’ll take my chances.
“It’s safe, but it’s not known if it works.”
it’s also not scalable ...