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by ridgeguy 2287 days ago
The paper says clinical tests used both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. In discussing the results, they don't seem to differentiate between the two, unless I missed it.
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"The pharmacological activity of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine was tested using SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells."

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid...

When administering chloroquine, the hydroxy- form is a very long-lasting metabolite.
Yes. I think the half-life is ~ 1-2 months
Damn, another hydroxychloroquine user here.

Maybe that'd ameliorate the <70 factor.