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by OrvalWintermute 1790 days ago
> Hydroxychloroquine, too, showed promise in the early studies. When it became clear it wasn't efficacious, the media and politicians had already grabbed hold informing millions of americans that it was a cure when it in fact was not.

I think you are mischaracterizing what the research has actually shown.

Similar to HIV/AIDS, the most current clinical research on the field shows to treat it with a cocktail of drugs

E.g.

Antivirals

Immunomodulators

anti-senescent cells

Anticoagulants

ACE2 inhibitors

And a long list of other ones that singularly have some efficacy, but as a large cocktail together dramatically improve patient outcomes.
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bb88 1790 days ago
> I think you are mischaracterizing what the research has actually shown.

Oh no. Look at the early data on HCQ on https://c19early.com/. Results were showing around 66-70% reduction in death with a high confidence interval.

Then look at both the revocation of the EUA from the FDA on HCQ, and look at the NIH study.

FDA: https://www.fda.gov/media/138945/download NIH: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/hydroxychloroq...

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OrvalWintermute 1789 days ago
Standard of Care is moving towards a multi-drug cocktail NOT a singular drug.

One of those drugs happens to be one mentioned in TFA.

We should not remove whole classes of drugs such as antivirals from the treatment regimen just because some political figure mentioned A, B or C.

Leave the treatment plan for which antiviral with different effects (of which there are many) to the ID Doc and Internists.

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bb88 1789 days ago
If you believe in evidence based medicine, which apparently you do not, there is no evidence.

Studies which use HCQ are fine -- because they're providing evidence.

What we do have evidence for are vaccinations.

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OrvalWintermute 1788 days ago
We have evidence for vaccinations, and we have evidence for COVID treatment protocols.

Are you disputing that fact?

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