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Yes, you should not look at any result in an emergency you wouldn't otherwise - in fact you should probably only increase scrutiny given how much incentive ther
by seemslegit 6y ago
Yes, you should not look at any result in an emergency you wouldn't otherwise - in fact you should probably only increase scrutiny given how much incentive there is to merely get a headline with your drug mentioned as a potential covid19 cure.
The OP is basically arguing for a "something must be done and this is something" reasoning.
- downerending 6y agoThere's always "We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas." :-)
- seemslegit 6y agoYes there is. Not having effective options against a new virus is the null hypothesis. So by all means do whatever research has promising leads but don't lower burden of proof for accepting something as clinically effective.