*On 17 June 2020, WHO announced that the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) arm of the Solidarity Trial * *to find an effective COVID-19 treatment was being stopped. * https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/solidarity-clinical-trial-for-covid-19-treatments
* <https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020/06/who-trial-using-potentially-fatal.html>From Dr. Meryl Nass:* *Update June 18: * I sent a tweet to WHO Director General Tedros informing him of these findings 3 days ago. I also emailed WHO's Dr. Restrepo, inquiring about the doses used in the Solidarity trial. I am very pleased to report that WHO stopped this deadly trial yesterday <https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/solidarity-clinical-trial-for-covid-19-treatments>, with no fanfare. WHO claimed the decision was made on the basis of the Recovery trial result and a Cochrane review, as well as WHO data. One wonders if the DSMB was bypassed again, as occurred on May 25 when WHO halted its HCQ arm for the first time <https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/25/861913688/who-halts-hydroxychloroquine-trial-over-safety-concerns> . I had pointed out that if trial investigators had not disclosed to subjects the *known* risks associated with the high HCQ doses used, the investigators and WHO would be liable for damages. I like to think my investigation has helped save some lives. *https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020/06/who-trial-using-potentially-fatal.html <https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020/06/who-trial-using-potentially-fatal.html>* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" 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/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W-vnjvr68DF%2B5A-Qg_DbZaCczau7DVyDMtZz7%3DkySO7tQ%40mail.gmail.com.
