Posted on 05/27/2020 8:54:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said there's no evidence that shows the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is effective at treating COVID-19.
"Clearly the scientific data is really quite evident now about the lack of efficacy for it," Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease doctor, said during a CNN interview.
Fauci said evidence also shows the likelihood that the drug can cause severe irregular heart rhythms.
"There was suspicion of that for a while, but as data comes in, it becomes more clear," Fauci said.
The pronouncements mark Fauci's strongest warnings yet against the drug and puts him at odds with President Trump, who has embraced the drug as a "game changer" and a "miracle."
Earlier this month, Trump even said he had been taking hydroxychloroquine, in combination with zinc, as a way to prevent getting COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. He called the research on hospitalized patients “a Trump enemy statement.”
“I think it gives you an additional level of safety,” Trump said at the time, downplaying warnings that the drug can cause heart problems in certain patients.
To date, Fauci has told Americans not to assume the drug could be a "knockout" against the virus, because the clinical evidence on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine was lacking.
Earlier this month, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which Fauci leads, announced a 2,000-patient study to determine whether hydroxychloroquine, when combined with the antibiotic azithromycin, “can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19."
"Although there is anecdotal evidence that hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may benefit people with COVID-19, we need solid data from a large randomized, controlled clinical trial,” Fauci said in a statement announcing the trial.
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i still dont understand why he is allowed to go on CNN - when all they want is something to beat Trump over the head with
Dr Fauxi’s reading list is quite selective.
India loves it. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3086389/coronavirus-india-invites-scepticism-it-sticks
Africa, too.
RE: Hey Dr. Doom, you told us you needed 18 months to study this, it hasn’t been 18 months
Why did they approve Remdesivir when it hasn’t been 18 months?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, when will the other 2.1 million Americans die of Covid-19? Seems there is a lot of incorrect information coming out of certain areas.
From Nigeria: https://www.withinnigeria.com/2020/05/26/covid-19-nafdac-to-continue-hydroxychloroquine-trial-despite-whos-directive/
Dr. Fauci, your credibility is HIGHLY SUSPECT, as in you have none.
If you were my doctor, I would find a new doctor.
Big Pharma Fauci has spoken.
“Although there is anecdotal evidence that hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may benefit people with COVID-19”
They are lying by omission, again.
They are omitting ZINC. They will NOT talk of results from hydroxychloroquine AND ZINC.
Just like they beat up Trump for being against immigration, omitting the word ILLEGAL before immigration.
Liars at work. Follow Big Pharma vaccine $$$$$$.
He can’t get over the fact his 15 minutes of fame is over
That's my guess. I'll bet he has all his wealth tied up in a different cure. (Remdesivir?)
Fauci has flip-flopped so much he has totally discredited himself. Put him on the Deep State traitors list!
Liar Liar Pants on Fire.
What upsets me is both the lack of integrity and the conspiracy of silence. What an indictment of the state of our society.
No conflict of interest here. Obviously. /s
Well, since he oversaw sending millions of US dollars to the Wuhan laboratory for enhanced capabilities of viruses being researched there, a case could be made that he is at least a collaborator.
That’s it, Fauchi, toe the party line.
Beginning to think he should be in basement with Joe. He is either
a tool of the leftists or early dementia or both.
Fixed it.
Dr. “F” certainly loves the spotlight as much as himself.
PDJT, can this egomaniac! (Enough media cow-towing and under-cutting the program.)
As far as heart issues, it seems the Z-Pack may be harsh for some, but a great substitute for this antibiotic is Doxycycline, which apparently is more heart-friendly but just as effective.
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