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> Unfortunately a lot of people were biased against it precisely because Trump supported it. If someone says "you should take this", based on “[they] feel good
by mcphage 6y ago
> Unfortunately a lot of people were biased against it precisely because Trump supported it.
If someone says "you should take this", based on “[they] feel good about it. That’s all it is, just a feeling, you know, smart guy. [They] feel good about it.”, with no strong medical support, then rejecting the drug is the proper course of action.
The medical community can continue to perform tests, and if there later is support for the drug, then policies can change. But that doesn't alter the fact that rejecting the drug was the correct policy.
- ops_operator 6y agoExcept that's not "all it is". Trump only said it should be taken based on research that had been done showing it may be effective, research which has been replicated in numerous studies in numerous countries. Subsequent poorly designed studies got bad results precisely because they were poorly designed, yet they continue to influence attitudes on HCQ treatment.