You all keep talking about prevention.
This is about CURING. They’re pointing out many times it does not cure, while dexa does. I’m very familiar with dexa because my allergic dog had to use it many times over her life.
And I don’t want to hear that garbage about Big Pharma conspiracy just trying to get more money.
Why does everyone have to hang their hat on this thing just because Trump said something?
That’s a pretty superficial understanding. Dexamethasone does not CURE this disease. It supports a critically ill patient through a very difficult physiological period. When used at the right time it is important to make sure the patient has it and it appears superior to other meds in the same class
As for prevention, it is a whale of a lot better to prevent infection then have to deal with it. Even if minor. Thus, HCQ probably has a very good role as a preventative, not a treatment. Consider if we prohylaxed high risk elderly — and prevented the disease in the first place. Sounds like a good thing, no?
That is why I am perplexed about the pushback against vaccine. Even if only partially effective, it will reduce severity and transmission.
Actually, I read a lot of good things about HCQ weeks before Trump said anything. It was the fact that all the stuff started once he did. Scientific community basically went deranged/nuts because Orange Man bad.
I am talking about prevention and early stage help because that is where HCQ shows the greatest promise in conjunction with a Z-PAC.
I don’t have a problem saying it is not a cure, but if it helps prevent and shorten the duration of contagiousness it definitely has a place. And I am excited about dexamethasone as a cure. Great, but they are on the opposite end of the spectrum. One is to prevent hospitalization and other is help once you are there.