Posted on 03/02/2021 6:35:43 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised this week. The anti-inflammatory drug was once touted by former President Donald Trump, who said he was taking the treatment to prevent contracting coronavirus last spring.
A panel of WHO experts found that the drug has no meaningful effect on deaths or hospitalizations due to coronavirus. They added that it may even increase the risk of adverse effects.
With high certainty, "the guideline development panel made a strong recommendation against the use of hydroxychloroquine for individuals who do not have covid-19," the panel wrote in the peer-reviewed medical journal The BMJ on Tuesday.
"The panel judged that almost all people would not consider this drug worthwhile."
The panel said that hydroxychloroquine is no longer considered a research priority and researchers should refocus their efforts on other promising preventive drugs. It added the more than 80 trials planning to enroll at least 100,000 participants to further research hydroxychloroquine are unlikely to uncover any benefits and should be canceled.
The drug, which is used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, gained prominence when Mr. Trump and other members of his administration promoted it heavily. The former president contracted the virus in October, and received an unauthorized monoclonal antibody treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center.
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Tell that to India.
With their heavy urban populations, they made HCQ available easily and widely and their numbers are better as a result.
They’ve also added ivermectin which has shown great promise.
Both drugs are dirt cheap and don’t put big $$$ into Big Pharma like Moderna where Dr. Fallacy is getting a cut.
The vaccines were also touted by Trump, so everybody should stop taking them.
I read the article and tried to go to the actual research paper but it didn’t say whether or not zinc was used with the HCQ. Any study that didn’t include zinc is useless propaganda.
“Its a treatment, not a preventative...”
Both actually. President Trump did not get ill over the period he was taking HCQ.
Must keep the level of fear at a fever pitch.
Must keep the level of cowardice at a fever pitch.
Must keep the level of fear at a fever pitch.
Must keep the level of cowardice at a fever pitch.
Must keep the level of fear at a fever pitch.
Must keep the level of cowardice at a fever pitch.
They can’t get paid for their expensive vaccines that can’t be used if an effective non-vaccine treatment is approved. Right now all these effective treatments and questionable vaccines come under the rules of Emergency Use Authorization.
Whoa. Trump said late in the spring he was taking it to avoid getting ‘’Rona. As a preventative.
Bkmrk
Global virus maps aren't very useful because of different testing/death standards around the world. For example, China has about the same number of Covid deaths as Kansas. If you believe those numbers - you're likely a democrat.
Thanks.
The Mystery Behind India’s Success in Flattening the Covid-19 Curve: How did this Country with One of the World’s Most Populous and Densest Cities Succeed?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3938763/posts
Short recap/analysis.....in a highly/densely populated country, HCQ and Ivermectin each helped save millions of lives.
and yet, he still got it...
President Trump got the ChiCom Virus after his HCQ regimen had ended.
No doubt there’s some truth to that but you would still have expected more deaths in 3rd world nations.
From Xi’s lips to the ears of the Round-eyes...
I’m sorry, there is no money to be made with hydroxychloroquine and if people use it, there will be no need for our vaccines which can make us BILLIONS!
Simple.
I’m still looking for stats as to how many people who take this on a regular basis contracted COVID.
That’s not it...All stats they produced did not make use of zinc. In other words...it’s rigged to begin with.
The only who I listen to are playong 60 year old songs on classic rock stations.
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