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It's already been politicized, it's too late. The minute that politicians started advocating for a treatment before there was any scientific backing, that ship
by URSpider94 7y ago
It's already been politicized, it's too late. The minute that politicians started advocating for a treatment before there was any scientific backing, that ship sailed.
Also, this study does NOT suggest that patient outcome is improved by 10% or more. Not in any way. Fewer patients died within the timeframe of this study, but more patients on the drug experienced ARDS; not to mention that 9 patients had to be removed from the study due to cardiac effects of the drug.
- taborj 7y ago> It's already been politicized, it's too late. The minute that politicians started advocating for a treatment before there was any scientific backing, that ship sailed. In general, that doesn't mean we should simply abandon all attempts to de-politicize it. In fact, it means just the opposite - we should put aside any political aspects and focus on objective data.
- URSpider94 7y agoAgreed, of course. The difficulty is when one side of the argument is saying "take this medicine, it will help you," and the other side is saying "no, we don't know that yet." So, effectively, one side of the argument is arguing not to politicize the issue, the other side is doubling down on focusing on anecdotal data.