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> Hydroxycloroquine was, for those who remember, the hype drug early in the covid pandemic, based on flimsy studies (just like... Ivermecitin now) I think it w

by collyw 6y ago

> Hydroxycloroquine was, for those who remember, the hype drug early in the covid pandemic, based on flimsy studies (just like... Ivermecitin now) I think it was suggested as it had been successfully used to treat the previous SARS outbreak, that being the closest virus we have to this one.

ceejayoz 6y ago
> I think it was suggested as it had been successfully used to treat the previous SARS outbreak... It wasn't, though. The study in question was limited to animal testing in a lab setting. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-chloroquine-sars-covid-19/fact-check-chloroquine-sars-study-does-not-prove-hydroxychloroquines-effectiveness-against-covid-19-idUSKCN2512A7 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-chloroquine-sar...