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> The happy dream is maybe hydroxychloroquine has prophylactic tendencies since it is something people can take long term to be at a substantially lower risk vs
by antonvs 7y ago
> The happy dream is maybe hydroxychloroquine has prophylactic tendencies since it is something people can take long term to be at a substantially lower risk vs catching COVID.
It's an immune system inhibitor, so this seems like a bad plan.
- rdtsc 7y ago> It's an immune system inhibitor, so this seems like a bad plan. Not unless the cytokine storm is what ends up killing the patient in the end. https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21176783/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-china-treatment-cytokine-storm-syndrome https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21176783/coronavirus-covid-19-... Then it may be a good idea. The immune system is a very complex _system_ so some parts may be active and some parts suppressed at the same time and that may be what’s need for the fastest recovery.
- mygo 7y agooften times your immune system kicking into overdrive is what kills you — not the virus itself.