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Ugh, yeah. On the other hand, that case is at least a legitimate dilemma -- "ignore every paper when it's published, wait a year for reproductions and meta-ana
by cjbprime 6y ago
Ugh, yeah.
On the other hand, that case is at least a legitimate dilemma -- "ignore every paper when it's published, wait a year for reproductions and meta-analysis" is the right thing to do except for the case where there's a new global pandemic and it's very valuable to be able to stop everyone dying right now if you can.
- myth2018 6y agoAgree, but what we've seen was the extreme opposite of a rigorous protocol. Based on mere six cases or so, authors made an extremely bold claim. That could justify further research, though, and they were in fact made. Within some weeks there were already more thorough studies showing the inefficacy of those drugs, but the politicization was already irreversible at that point.