[SpicyLemonZest]

I don’t believe it. Studying how to effectively treat coronavirus patients is literally the most important problem in the world right now, and I’m sure a lot more than 11 severe cases are being treated with hydrochloroquine.

[kilbuz]

While your point is a good one, meaningful clinical research is hard enough under normal conditions. Forms, enrollment, protocols, data collection, statistical analysis plans, reporting, etc. It's an entire industry used to operating in scales that often span years for a single meaningful study.

[SpicyLemonZest]

And I agree with that as far as it goes, but I think it reflects the problem - clinical research contains a bunch of hurdles that have nothing to do with uncovering the truth. So in a sudden emergency, where clinical research starts to diverge from the treatment decisions of doctors and the drug supply actions of governments, I'm not going to put much weight on clinical research.