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"but rather just tries to assert that it didn't make things worse and we should therefore do it because China says it's a good idea. Without any baseline it's n
by Leary 6y ago
"but rather just tries to assert that it didn't make things worse and we should therefore do it because China says it's a good idea. Without any baseline it's not clear to me how one could evaluate these claims".
China never claimed HCQ was very effective. Chloroquine was considered an experimental viral treatment and the side effects were notable.
HCQ was used more commonly in South Korea.
- klmadfejno 6y agoI don't disagree, but the paper explicitly states: > As a conclusion, based on our experience, we consider reasonable to follow the recommendations made in Asian countries for the control of COVID-19, notably in Korea and China
- arcticbull 6y agoI think it states that in the sense of "well based on our study it won't hurt, so there's no reason not to follow the advice of countries that have been dealing with this longer"
- godelzilla 6y agoPatients should wear party hats too. It won't hurt.
- arcticbull 6y agoIn case I didn't do a good job of expressing myself, I'm on your side haha.