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Chloroquine has side effects and the drug might not work. It'd make the front blinds a hell of a lot worse if we start giving people whatever without any scient
by vikramkr 7y ago
Chloroquine has side effects and the drug might not work. It'd make the front blinds a hell of a lot worse if we start giving people whatever without any scientific basis just because one charismatic scientist has been pushing for it. Ignoring the science is what got us here. Staying blind to science to pursue false hope isn't going to get us out of here. Remember how during Ebola we were all convinced that drug by Gilead was going to work since it seemed to have an impact on the mechanism of action etc etc? Remember how it failed after rigorous studies? Imagine if we'd just decided it worked without testing it on preliminary data and given it to people on the front lines to protect themselves.
These regulations are written in blood. Dengue vaccines are another example. Ignoring science got us here. Ignoring science again will keep us here.
- jamesblonde 7y agoToday France authorized the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of covid-19 - based on this study. So the study has had impact on policy already.
- fmjrey 7y ago> Chloroquine has side effects see point #1 > without any scientific basis see point #2, plus all the hindsight of using this drug since 1949 > during Ebola we were all convinced that drug by Gilead was going to work You mean Remdesivir, a drug which is barely 5 years old in the clinical world? For that one yes, precautionary principle should have a much higher precedence over the urgency, but for a well known drug like chloroquine which is normally available OTC, sorry saving lives comes first. I take it you are not on the front line and have no immediate responsibility of the life and death of those infected.