Keyword: celebrityopinion https://freerepublic.com/tag/celebrityopinion/ en-us Sat, 15 Aug 2020 16:18:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 Bill Gates says hydroxychloroquine has 'severe side effects,' but little evidence they're common https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3874603/posts Bill Gates this week added more flame to the fire in the ongoing debate over the usage of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, claiming that using the drug to treat the coronavirus carries with it the risk of "severe side effects" and arguing that medical officials should instead pursue the numerous "good therapeutic drugs" currently in development. Yet there is at present little evidence that "severe side effects" are common in COVID-19 patients who take hydroxychloroquine, with the majority of reported adverse events being relatively mild and only a small fraction of reported effects so far being dangerous and/or fatal. The... Just the News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3874603/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2020 16:18:26 GMT