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This is not unsubstantiated. It is proven in vitro, and this came out the other day: http://news.southcn.com/nfplus/gdjktt/content/2020-03/09/content_19053663

• irq11 7y ago
  Drugs shown to be effective in vitro routinely fail to show similar effects in vivo. Chloroquines have a long history of this in viral studies.
  • cameldrv 7y ago
    The point is that according to what the official Chinese medical line is, it works in vivo. This is apparently confirmed by Korean experience. I understand the skepticism, but you go to war with the data you have, and the data we have indicates Chloroquine works.
    • irq11 7y ago
      The “data” is anecdotal, not even close to the standards of an effectiveness trial. That said, it’s an approved drug, so it will be applied and we’ll see how it goes. But don’t spread rumors about its effectiveness, because the truth is, we don’t know.
• bsder 7y ago
  Bleach or a handgun also work "in vitro". Relevant XKCD: https://www.xkcd.com/1217/ https://www.xkcd.com/1217/ Chloroquines will be tried since they already pass the "safe" bar. However, I suspect that if they worked "in vivo", we would have compelling data on that from China already. The fact that we don't have such data suggests that they don't. We seem to have much better data about the effectiveness of standard anti-virals already.