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I have read plenty of reports both for and against Hydroxychloroqiune, to the point that I would say I had no idea what to believe about it. The fact that it ap

by collyw 6y ago

I have read plenty of reports both for and against Hydroxychloroqiune, to the point that I would say I had no idea what to believe about it. The fact that it appeared to be dismissed after Trump suggested it is really disappointing. Not that I think Trump has any insight, just that the whole thing felt very politicised - like the rest of the pandemic. This Swedish doctor's blog is pretty good, he has more background and more time to look at the studies than me, and gives a good objective overview in my opinion. https://sebastianrushworth.com/2020/08/20/does-hydroxychloroquine-have-a-role-in-treating-covid-19/ https://sebastianrushworth.com/2020/08/20/does-hydroxychloro...

ceejayoz 6y ago
Rushworth is not credible. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26436719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26436719
- collyw 6y ago
  Faucci isn't credible. Seriously though, instead of such a useless comment, why don't you address the issues with what he has said in his blog. He writes clearly and follows the scientific method better than anyone suggesting masks will help. Yes he predicted herd immunity and got it wrong. Neil Ferguson's models predicted nearly ten times as many deaths for Sweden yet his predictions are still used for pressuring into pointless lockdowns. He is still doubling down despite being proven wrong.
KaiserPro 6y ago
There is a lot of politics, but the antidote to that is hard data: https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/hcq-recovery-statement-050620-final-002.pdf https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/hcq-recovery-statement-0... The recovery trial is run by the NHS in the UK. They don't have the same pressures that US(or french) hospitals have (mainly to make money, or attract paying customers) There is some argument to the NHS wanting to reduce the cost of medicine. Crucially its trying a whole bunch of drugs, including normal intensive care treatments (steroids, or dexamethasone) However, it was a big study, randomised, that showed no improvement. (slight increase in mortality for people taking it.)

by collyw 6y ago

ceejayoz 6y ago

Rushworth is not credible. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26436719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26436719

collyw 6y ago
Faucci isn't credible. Seriously though, instead of such a useless comment, why don't you address the issues with what he has said in his blog. He writes clearly and follows the scientific method better than anyone suggesting masks will help. Yes he predicted herd immunity and got it wrong. Neil Ferguson's models predicted nearly ten times as many deaths for Sweden yet his predictions are still used for pressuring into pointless lockdowns. He is still doubling down despite being proven wrong.

KaiserPro 6y ago

There is a lot of politics, but the antidote to that is hard data: https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/hcq-recovery-statement-050620-final-002.pdf https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/hcq-recovery-statement-0... The recovery trial is run by the NHS in the UK. They don't have the same pressures that US(or french) hospitals have (mainly to make money, or attract paying customers) There is some argument to the NHS wanting to reduce the cost of medicine. Crucially its trying a whole bunch of drugs, including normal intensive care treatments (steroids, or dexamethasone) However, it was a big study, randomised, that showed no improvement. (slight increase in mortality for people taking it.)