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Donald Trump says he is ‘no longer’ taking controversial drug Hydroxychloroquine to ward off Coronavirus
The Sun ^
| 05/25/2020
| Mollie Mansfield
Posted on 05/25/2020 8:58:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
DONALD Trump has said he is "no longer" taking the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus.
"Finished, just finished," the president said during a Full Measure interview that aired on Sunday.
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Trump shared the update on SundayCredit: Sinclair Broadcasting Group
"And by the way, I'm still here," Trump remarked, "to the best of my knowledge, here I am."
The president then went on to back the controversial drug further.
"I believe in it enough that I took a program because I had two people in the White House that tested positive.
"I figured maybe it's a good thing to take a program. You know, we take a little bit of a period of time, I think it was two weeks.
"But hydroxy has had tremendous, if you look at it, tremendous, rave reviews."
Last week, the president revealed he has been taking the malaria pill every day for over a week to stave off coronavirus.
Trump said he'd been taking it for a "couple of weeks" after receiving a letter from a New York doctor based in Westchester, who supposedly used it to treat over 300 COVID-19 patients.
Though the drug was the first coronavirus treatment to be approved, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have since issued a warning due to the increased risk of heart problems.
Recent studies have shown hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treating coronavirus, despite some early indications which prompted the President to order the purchase of 29 million doses of the drug.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; coronavirus; dsj03; hydroxychloroquine; molliemansfield; prophylaxis; trump
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Just for our edification -- how long must one be taking the Hydroxychloroquine/Zinc combo when one is taking it for prophylaxis?
To: SeekAndFind
It’s only controversial because the horrible people in the media say it is.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:03:13 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~moonman62/)
To: SeekAndFind
In related new controversial reporter Mollie Mansfield from the radical periodical The Sun is a hack.
See how they do it?
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:05:30 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: SeekAndFind
“...- how long must one be taking the Hydroxychloroquine/Zinc combo when one is taking it for prophylaxis? “
I watched a pulmonologist describe the mechanics of how it worked on YouTube. According to him, as long as you were taking it, it stopped the process by which the disease progresses. Once you stop taking it and it’s out of your system, it’s effects are gone and you are again vulnerable.
To: Moonman62
HCQ is only controversial because Trump touted it and the Media and the Left wanted large numbers of Americans to die in order to turn the public against Trump.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:09:44 AM PDT
by
Crucial
To: Gen.Blather
That’s why Trump should just continue with it so he is protected.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:10:36 AM PDT
by
Crucial
To: Jewbacca
JFK took the controversial drugs pot and LSD while in the White House and the press didn’t say anything. And he was popping painkillers on top of that recreational drug abuse.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:12:29 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
To: Gen.Blather
But the half life of HCQ is 42 days, so it takes a while to get out of your system.
To: Gen.Blather
Sounds like they were worried about the White House cases, talked it over and did what they thought best.
Now, remember, Fauci said he would both take it himself and prescribe it so the little pr**k should just shut his mouth.
To: SeekAndFind
Whether or not Hydroxy Chloroquine works is beside the point.
President Trump is setting an example for freedom loving Americans:
We are supposed to be a self-governing people. We make judgments as individuals, and seek advice where we please, rather than having our lives dictated to us by tyrannical central planners and big Pharma lobbyists.
These self-important government bureaucrats and power happy politicians can go pound sand.
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:23:30 AM PDT
by
MNDude
To: Sacajaweau
In his interview with that chick (forget her name, Attkinson?), he said it was a two week program.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:23:41 AM PDT
by
bagster
("Even bad men love their mamas".)
To: SeekAndFind
AHA! So he admits the drug was ineffectual.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:24:47 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: SeekAndFind
“Just for our edification — how long must one be taking the Hydroxychloroquine/Zinc combo when one is taking it for prophylaxis? “
the drug actually is absorbed into the cells and has a very long half life, like up to 90 days, and has effectiveness for months after the last dose ...
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:27:27 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: SeekAndFind
naturally, the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia will never mention that little relevant factoid regarding the half-life of the drug ...
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:28:24 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: SeekAndFind
“Recent studies have shown hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treating coronavirus”
Lots of “recent studies” have shown just the opposite, but Mollie The Omniscient Medical Grrl doesn’t want to talk about that.
To: bagster
If you want to take it to PREVENT Covid, you would just take the HCQ. He said he took a course of the Z Pack antibiotic also. You shouldn't take any antibiotic unless you need it. Now if he tests positive, he will not react as dramatically with the Z Pack.
I found it interesting that when you read about how HCQ works that it was very believable the principle involved. It makes the virus unable to pierce the cell wall while you take HCQ. Ergo HCQ would be helpful against any virus with the same method for entering the cell wall.
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:33:50 AM PDT
by
chuckles
To: Moonman62
And because if there is a preventative treatment that is not a vaccine, that would provide a sound, valid argument for those who do not want to take part in Bill Gates’ global vaccination program to resist him and his fellow-traveling NWO-ers.
To: SeekAndFind
Ridiculous spin. Trump always said he was taking the cocktail on a preventative program. He said multiple times it would end within days. Its not his fault nobody reports what he says over and over.
To: SeekAndFind
"I believe in it enough that I took a program because I had two people in the White House that tested positive. It looks like his timing wasn't coincidental -he knew he was at higher risk and opted to, as Barney Fife would say, "Nip it in the bud"...
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posted on
05/25/2020 9:45:06 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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