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Elon Musk is apparently pushing bullshit cures, specifically chloroquine This is a malaria drug. Also, it can be fatal if not properly dosed. It is especiall

Elon Musk is apparently pushing bullshit cures, specifically chloroquine This is a malaria drug. Also, it can be fatal if not properly dosed. It is especially problematic that Musk is promoting this, given that part of his reputation is that he gets his science right; he is bold, takes risks, but he at least has science/facts/truth/math on his side. https://decrypt.co/22946/elon-musk-shares-coronavirus-cure-pushed-by-bitcoin-fans?amp=1 https://decrypt.co/22946/elon-musk-shares-coronavirus-cure-p...

brink 7y ago
It's not proven to be bullshit. The evidence we have is suggesting otherwise.
nv-vn 7y ago
They've been using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as a treatment in South Korea for over a month now. It's not a "bullshit cure" just because it's not FDA approved yet. There's a number of papers showing that these drugs can successfully treat COVID-19.
- weare138 7y ago
  But it's not a cure either and it's a dangerous drug. Musk isn't a doctor and shouldn't be giving medical advice. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine has an extremely narrow threshold between an effective dose and a fatal dose. People are already trying to acquire it themselves and it's only a matter of time before someone accidentally kills themselves because of the misinformation surrounding it being pushed by non-professional pundits on Twitter.
salmon30salmon 7y ago
This isn't a bullshit cure. It has shown be effective in several studies, including those in France and China: https://www.covidtrial.io https://www.covidtrial.io Before you start spreading FUD, learn a thing or two about the topic.
wh-uws 7y ago
No one is saying its a cure all. but it is far from bullshit and is showing early promise in trials in China and Italy. i.e. https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fkizd0/we_were_able_to_ascertain_that_patients_who_had/ https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fkizd0/we_were_abl... I'm for Musk skepticism and he started off complete on the wrong footing on this thing but if you don't know what you are talking about don't make claims like this

brink 7y ago

It's not proven to be bullshit. The evidence we have is suggesting otherwise.

nv-vn 7y ago

They've been using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as a treatment in South Korea for over a month now. It's not a "bullshit cure" just because it's not FDA approved yet. There's a number of papers showing that these drugs can successfully treat COVID-19.

weare138 7y ago
But it's not a cure either and it's a dangerous drug. Musk isn't a doctor and shouldn't be giving medical advice. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine has an extremely narrow threshold between an effective dose and a fatal dose. People are already trying to acquire it themselves and it's only a matter of time before someone accidentally kills themselves because of the misinformation surrounding it being pushed by non-professional pundits on Twitter.

salmon30salmon 7y ago

This isn't a bullshit cure. It has shown be effective in several studies, including those in France and China: https://www.covidtrial.io https://www.covidtrial.io Before you start spreading FUD, learn a thing or two about the topic.

wh-uws 7y ago

No one is saying its a cure all. but it is far from bullshit and is showing early promise in trials in China and Italy. i.e. https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fkizd0/we_were_able_to_ascertain_that_patients_who_had/ https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fkizd0/we_were_abl... I'm for Musk skepticism and he started off complete on the wrong footing on this thing but if you don't know what you are talking about don't make claims like this