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> It has unfortunately become politicised to the point we will never know. It's not politicised outside of the US. It was known to be junk science before Trump
by tom_mellior 6y ago
> It has unfortunately become politicised to the point we will never know.
It's not politicised outside of the US. It was known to be junk science before Trump picked up on it. There is still some proper science to be done in clearly disproving all the junk claims, and don't worry, it will be done. But proper science takes time.
- thu2111 6y agoPeople outside the USA do have strong opinions about Trump for better or worse. The Lancet is a medical journal edited by a British guy who posts strongly left wing and anti-Trump stuff to Twitter all the time. The Lancet published a paper claiming HCQ was dangerous that fell apart immediately, and should never have been accepted at all (e.g. it claimed to be based on the medical records of hundreds of hospitals and something like 90% of all US COVID cases, which is implausible). Why did such a terrible paper get published? Probably because it appeared to strike a blow against Trump's credibility which the Lancet's editor so desperately wanted. In the end it blew up in his face, though.
- tom_mellior 6y ago> People outside the USA do have strong opinions about Trump for better or worse. Yes, and people are saying "Trump is an idiot, and he's promoting something that doesn't work". I haven't seen people argue that "Trump is an idiot, therefore HCQ cannot work" (nor the opposite). > Probably because it appeared to strike a blow against Trump's credibility which the Lancet's editor so desperately wanted. That sounds like it might be a good point, I'm not familiar enough with the details, and especially not with the editor's motivations.