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Why does this have to be political? One drug has turned out to be mostly ineffective and in some cases dangerous, people have died. Another one seems to work o
by panpanna 7y ago
Why does this have to be political?
One drug has turned out to be mostly ineffective and in some cases dangerous, people have died. Another one seems to work okay-ish in a huge coordinated experiment.
I don't see where politics come into this.
- m0zg 7y agoYou can't support either of the assertions with available data. No control arm? You know bupkis. > people have died Citation needed. And no, aquarium cleaner dude is not what I mean by "citation".
- panpanna 7y agoBoth drugs are under trial but we have seen some leaks on HN already. Even without that, an unbiased person would at the very least be equally sceptical to both.
- Fjolsvith 7y ago> Even without that, an unbiased person would at the very least be equally sceptical to both. Unless you know someone who recovered after taking the drug.
- panpanna 7y agoSure, but that's at best anecdotal. At worst, the patient would have recovered anyway and the drug only made it harder. The official reports will be available in 2 weeks.
- Fjolsvith 7y ago> At worst, the patient would have recovered anyway and the drug only made it harder. They had called the family in to say goodbyes because the guy wasn't supposed to make it through the night. I'd say the drug saved his life.
- SideburnsOfDoom 7y ago> I don't see where politics come into this. Short answer, because Politicians publicly pushed Hydroxychloroquine. You should know that.