On Friday, July 31, 2020 at 6:12:49 PM UTC-5 Jason wrote: > There have been 65 studies on HCQ. Of all the tests that looked at giving > it early in the disease, or prophylactically, they showed HCQ was > beneficial. This site summarizes them all: https://c19study.com/ > > The only studies that have shown HCQ to be ineffective are those where it > is given late in the disease progression (when the disease shifts from the > viral > replication phase to an immune system dysregulation phase > <https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf> > > (see page 2)). Even then, 61% of studies have shown some effectiveness even > when it is given late. > > Given the well-established safety > <https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/resources/pdf/fsp/drugs/Hydroxychloroquine.pdf> > record of HCQ, this is the dilemma we face: > > HCQ works HCQ doesn't work > HCQ widely dispensed 10,000s of thousands of lives saved $20 wasted per > patient > HCQ use restricted 10,000s of thousands of needless deaths $0 wasted per > patient > > Even in the face of impartial information on its effectiveness, the > decision is clear. > > Jason >
Most drug trials and studies of this sort do not assert a counterfactual claim of this sort. LC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b2ed226f-eaf1-46d7-a4a8-a01299a2a9afn%40googlegroups.com.
