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whether it did or not, HCQ (among other things like methylene blue from which it is derived) can’t be given to people who are g6pd deficient. That will indeed
by amyames 2y ago
whether it did or not,
HCQ (among other things like methylene blue from which it is derived) can’t be given to people who are g6pd deficient.
That will indeed cause the side effects of hemolytic anemia (loss of red blood cells, heart attacks, ICU, anemia) we see giving the drug to certain populations for say, malaria. (Or HIV when they tried that.)
you won’t find many g6pd
Deficient people in china, however you will find g6pd adaptations for malaria that we don’t have. so HCQ may work differently in their bodies than it does ours. a study that says “HCQ did something a certain way in their bodies” doesn’t mean it will mine.
G6PD deficiency - Prevalence of 0.6% - 2.0% nationwide in china depending on who you ask. So may be easy to dish it out and say no one had deadly side effects.
In the USA it’s about 7%, and then in black males it’s 11%. You can’t give out hcq like candy here without testing for g6pd deficiency. Because even if it did “work,” it would be deadlier than Covid for these populations.