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My apologies, I misunderstood your previous reply. I'm just afraid that loosening standards in this specific crisis is walking a really fine line. It makes sens
by akiselev 7y ago
My apologies, I misunderstood your previous reply. I'm just afraid that loosening standards in this specific crisis is walking a really fine line. It makes sense during short burn epidemics like ebola where the fatality rate is so skewed, but exposing millions of people to HCQ during an extended highly infectious pandemic, especially without proper screening, is dangerous. Small price to pay if we're talking about something safe like aspirin or if HCQ cuts the CFR in half but if it's only a 10-20% difference, or the effect disappears with a larger sample size, or the mad rush for the drug causes a breakdown in quality control, or the demand deprives people who need it for other reasons - there's a very high chance of worsening quality of life for many people and creating a net negative.
What is the fast track system for COVID? I've seen the emergency use authorizations for clinical testing but not any for new treatments other than the usual off label use.