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tl;dr: “ There was no evidence whatsoever of any benefit with any of these treatment regimes. There was significant evidence of harm. ... Tell me again why anyo

tl;dr: “ There was no evidence whatsoever of any benefit with any of these treatment regimes. There was significant evidence of harm. ... Tell me again why anyone should be advocating such treatments. But your reasons had better stand up to 14,888 patients versus 81,144 comparators. Make it good.“ https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/05/22/hydroxychloroquine-enough-already https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/05/22/hy...

rsynnott 6y ago
I’m convinced the only reason this is being advocated by laypeople is to provide false reassurance to vulnerable populations that an effective treatment is available.
- wnevets 6y ago
  I’m convinced the only reason this is being advocated so certain people can make money
  - pwned1 6y ago
    Who is making money on a generic drug that costs $0.04 per dose?
    - brutt 6y ago
      It's wrong question. The correct one is "Who is NOT making money because of this generic drug that cost $0.04 per dose?"
    - wnevets 6y ago
      If no one is making money, why are for profit companies making the drug?