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There was a lot of talk about this early on in China’s epidemic. Is there any newer evidence anyone’s seen? Seems to have gone quiet. I wonder if this is would

There was a lot of talk about this early on in China’s epidemic. Is there any newer evidence anyone’s seen? Seems to have gone quiet. I wonder if this is would be more effective in the second stage of getting COVID-19, which is the immune system going haywire rather than the virus directly causing problems.

tim333 7y ago
There's this trial where chloroquine worked well for treatment. (4.4 days to negative tests) http://news.southcn.com/nfplus/gdjktt/content/2020-03/09/content_190536632.htm http://news.southcn.com/nfplus/gdjktt/content/2020-03/09/con... Tocilizumab seems good for the later stages http://www.ansa.it/english/news/science_tecnology/2020/03/11/coronavirusarthritis-drug-seems-to-work_8113f9d9-9bb8-4181-9c02-3e314c30e7e9.html http://www.ansa.it/english/news/science_tecnology/2020/03/11... Prophylaxis, taking the drugs before catching the virus, remains a bit untested.
- jonplackett 7y ago
  Thanks. The first one seems positive. I wonder why no other countries are using it then? (Here’s a translate link for anyone who can’t read mandarin. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://news.southcn.com/nfplus/gdjktt/content/2020-03/09/content_190536632.htm&usg=ALkJrhjCR7mu8Nrfx8Fhmhvx5rUIMeIjAQ https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&...) The second one is a different drug isn’t it? An arthritis drug rather than an anti-malarial.