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White House sidestepped FDA to distribute hydroxychloroquine to pharmacies, documents show
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Oct. 31, 2020
| Christopher Rowland, Debbie Cenziper and Lisa Rein
Posted on 10/31/2020 7:33:57 AM PDT by artichokegrower
The phone call in March from President Donald Trump's adviser carried an urgent message.
For days Trump had touted the off-label use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential cure for covid-19, despite a lack of scientific evidence it worked and amid mounting concerns about the dangers to patients with underlying medical conditions.
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To: gnarledmaw
I was tested three times over a four day period. I had COVID-19. Had lots of the symptoms. There is no question that I had it.
To: goodnesswins
I agree. I take zinc, vitamin D3 and C every day.
Plus apparently lemon juice and apple cider vinegar are supposed to be good too.
To: artichokegrower
The idea that hydroxychloroquine is dangerous is so bizarre to me. I have taken it daily in brand name form (Plaquenil) for over 20 years. It is an amazing immune modifying drug.
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10/31/2020 10:44:17 AM PDT
by
CassieL
(Mostly a lurker here since the Blue Dress)
To: proud American in Canada
Hope you are taking vit k also...need to take with vit d3
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10/31/2020 10:44:53 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
To: WASCWatch
Could be, I wasnt there. She might have weighed the same as a duck, I cant say.
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10/31/2020 11:16:29 AM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
To: eyeamok
From the swiss policy research link, if you select "On the treatment of Covid-19" under "Facts about Covid-19" there is the folloeing reference:
"In a Spanish randomized controlled trial (RCT), high-dose vitamin D (100,000 IU) reduced the risk of requiring intensive care by 96%."
The Spanish have reported an improvement to the HCQ treatment. Their "standard of care" includes HCQ.
In a new study, 76 patients with Covid-19 were treated: 26 with "standard of care" and 50 with "standard of care" + a high dose Vitamin D analog (calcifediol ).
For the group receiving calcifediol, only 1 (of 50) had to go to the ICU, and none died.
For the group not receiving calcifediol, 13 (of 26) went to the ICU and 2 died.
Given the proven effectiveness of Vitamin D against respiratory infections in the past, one physician was appalled that the CDC had not already done a similar study. We can expect the bureaucrats to ignore this study.
The study:
Effect of calcifediol treatment and best available therapy versus best available therapy on intensive care unit admission and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: A pilot randomized clinical study
Here is an analysis of the study:
Vitamin D, First clinical trial
Here is another analysis of the same study:
New Study - Vitamin D High Dose and COVID-19
Calcifediol raises blood levels of Vitamin D quickly. This is because it is the same as what the liver produces from regular vitamin D. Processing by the liver introduces days of delay, which might have been fatal for some of the Chinese Virus patients in this study. It is probably a good idea to get a prescription for Calcifediol and have some handy in case you develop Chinese Virus symptoms.
Please contact your Senators, Congressmen and the President and ask that the CDC be required to duplicate this study for a larger group. Such a study would be inexpensive and would not take long (on the order of weeks, less time than we are being asked to wait for the vaccine). The CDC should also be told to test the Vitamin D level of all Covid-19 patients.
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10/31/2020 2:04:08 PM PDT
by
Ragnar54
(Obama replaced Osama as America's worst enemy and Al Qaeda's financier)
To: artichokegrower
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posted on
10/31/2020 2:05:09 PM PDT
by
Guenevere
(**See you at the Franklin Graham Prayer March in DC on September 26!**)
To: dead
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11/01/2020 1:05:38 PM PST
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Trillian
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