Posted on 04/26/2020 7:03:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
SALT LAKE CITY — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed.
At least 22 states and Washington, D.C., secured shipments of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, according to information compiled from state and federal officials by The Associated Press. Sixteen of those states were won by Trump in 2016, although five of them, including North Carolina and Louisiana, are now led by Democratic governors.
Supporters say having a supply on hand makes sense in case the drug is shown to be effective against the pandemic that has devastated the global economy and killed nearly 200,000 people worldwide, and to ensure a steady supply for people who need it for other conditions like lupus.
But health experts worry that having the drug easily available at a time of heightened public fear could make it easier to misuse it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned doctors against prescribing the drug, hydroxychloroquine, for treating the coronavirus outside of hospitals or research settings because of reports of serious side effects, including dangerous irregular heart rhythms and death among patients.
It’s the latest admonition against the drug that Trump mentioned 17 times in various public appearances, touting its potential despite his own health advisors telling him it is unproven.
Oklahoma spent $2 million to buy the drugs, and Utah and Ohio have spent hundreds of thousands on purchases. The rest of the cities and states received free shipments from drug companies or the U.S. government over the last month. Ohio received a large donation from a local company.
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RE: Is ANYONE going to conduct a study that includes ALL THREE elements of the cocktail that started this whole thing in France?
I though the French study by Dr. Didier Didier Raoult only had 2 ELEMENTS minus the Zinc...
The liberals win another semantic battle as non-liberal news sites parrot that theme. IMO, "tout" carries a sleazy connotation - "racetrack tout".
Our Media can't say "suggested" or "mentioned"? Fer Chrissakes.
Crap, I see now that the Times just reprinted an AP article. Makes sense now.
Stockpiled?
Is that how they are going to keep people from using it, by safely stockpiling it in government warehouses so it can’t be accessed?
Remember how, during the Carter years, we had billions of barrels of crude oil safely ‘stockpiled’ under the ground while the public was lined up at gas stations waiting for gasoline?
This may turn out to be much the same.
My understanding was that he studied HCQ with Azythromycin and Zinc. Am I incorrect?
I don’t think Dr. Raoult included Zinc in his studies ( the Marseilles studies).
It was Dr. Vladimir Zelenko who added zinc to his protocol on his patients in upstate New York.
This is interesting.
“Why does India have so few Covid-19 cases and
deaths?”
Snip:
Other explanations center on universal BCG
vaccination in India, or domestic hydroxychloroquine
use to combat malaria. While it is true, for instance,
that countries with BCG vaccination appear so far to
have less transmission, these countries are also
warmer, have younger populations, and—because they
are poorer—likely tested late. So it is hard to know
whether there is a true link between Covid-19 and BCG
or malaria burdens. Further analysis is required,
though it may not come fast enough to help in this
epidemic.
https://qz.com/india/1839018/why-does-india-have-so-few-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-and-deaths/
RE: Why does India have so few Covid-19 cases and
deaths?”
I’d like to believe the “few” (note the quotes) cases are because India does not have enough testing done, unlike the USA, which has of this writing, done over 5 million tests.
I haven’t seen any recent articles regarding recent hydroxychloroquine production levels following March promises to ramp it up.
I’m really sick of the claim Trump touted the drug.
The mentioned it may hold promise, that’s all.
Of course the ‘rats and the allied MSM have to prove him wrong.
They claim all the recovery stories are anecdotal, then on ABC World NEWs I heard David Muir talk about a man that recovered using another drug. Zero scientific evidence. Anecdotal?? Yes!
Disgusting , all.
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