Posted on 10/10/2023 1:12:38 PM PDT by NorthMountain
People who took hydroxychloroquine in combination with another drug while hospitalized with COVID-19 were less likely to die than those who didn't, according to a new study.
Hydroxychloroquine, which is widely used against malaria and arthritis, was given to hundreds of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Belgium. Thousands of others didn't receive the drug.
Researchers examined records from 352 adults hospitalized in AZ Groeninge Hospital in Kortrijk, Belgium. All patients tested positive for COVID-19 or had results from CT scans that suggested COVID-19 was present. Patients received hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin, an antibiotic. They were scanned before and after treatment.
Researchers compared the results of the record analysis with a control group of 3,533 people hospitalized across Belgium with COVID-19 from March 14, 2020, to May 24, 2020. The people didn't receive hydroxychloroquine but did receive standard of care.
Twenty-eight days following the diagnosis of COVID-19, 59 people treated with hydroxychloroquine had died. The mortality percentage, or 16.7 percent, was lower than the 25.9 percentage in the control group.
Researchers found patients who received hydroxychloroquine were more likely to survive even after adjusting for age and other factors.
"Our study suggests that, despite the controversy surrounding its use, treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin remains a viable option," Dr. Gert Meeus, a nephrologist with AZ Groeninge Hospital, and other researchers wrote.
The study was published by the journal New Microbes and New Infections. Limitations include the retrospective nature of the study and differences between the treatment and control groups, including the former being younger on average. Authors declared no conflicts of interest or funding. The research adds to a mixed dataset on hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19.
Some other studies have found that hydroxychloroquine recipients were less likely to die, including a study that analyzed records from a health system in Michigan. Many of the positive findings concerned hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin.
Now admitting the truth everyone knew is OK.
Talk about sick.
Now they admit it. 🙄
I was watching old Dead Zone TV shows on USA network or something during the crazy argument over hydroxychloride.
It was from 2003 (Season 2, Episode 14) about his son getting some plague. He used his powers and saw the past where researchers were working on a similar virus.
He finally sees a method they used wuth hydroxychloride.
This was an observational study....no better than all 77 pro-masking studies the CDC printed in their MMWR journal. Only RCT’s prove anything.
‘How many people died that should not have died because they were deprived of hydroxychloroquine for political reasons?’
how many of those who died did so strictly due to covid...? not many, I would wager...
Mayo Clinic admitted hydroxychloroquine helped Covid patients . . for about three days and then deleted it. TPTB didn’t like it.
Notice that this study was done overseas. If you want accurate info about covid that is where you have to look.
Horse Paste!?!
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Okay 👍
IMPOSSIBLE!
Trump was right?
Fauci was wrong?
This would be laughable in a sane world.
And don’t forget the stuff Mr Ed gets for Wilbur: IVERMECTIN!!
“Trump wants you to inject bleach”
I wish some of them would. It is likely better than a lot of stuff they put in their veins.
LOL!
😂👍. I know.
🇮🇱👍
The Zelenko Protocol includes zinc for best results.
The CDC protocols, on the other hand, killed a million people. If you believe their numbers.
Fauci was anti this treatment big time...and I do believe it was totally POLITICAL.
Because he and big pharma knew the jab was coming which was far more lucrative for them and him.
Un-possible. 2 and a half years ago we were told the stuff was deadly poison.
Fauxi Lied, People died, Fauxi smiled.
Trump was right... AGAIN
so much winning
Yes, Zelenko was a good and wise man. A hero really. He was among the first to warn us of the dangers of the “vaccines.” He called them poison death shots.
Once again, TRUMP WAS RIGHT!
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