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HUGE! As We Predicted — Dr. Fauci Praises New Tests on Expensive Gilead Drug Remdesivir but Sneared at Less Expensive and More Effective Hydroxychloroquine!
29 Apr 2020 ~~ By Jim Hoft
On March 20th Dr. Fauci “corrected” President Trump during a press briefing on hydroxychloroquine saying, “You got to be careful when you say ‘fairly effective.’ It was never done in a clinical trial… It was given to individuals and felt that maybe it worked.”
Dr. Fauci was skeptical of hydroxychloroquine’s effectiveness in treating the novel coronavirus.
But he wasn’t so skeptical back in 2013.
In fact, Dr. Anthony Fauci CHEERED the use of hydroxychloroquine appeared effective “only in cells in lab dishes” in treatment of against MERS.
Dr. Fauci thought a 2013 test in a “lab dish” was particularly encouraging.
But in 2020 after several successful studies of hydroxychloroquine’s effectiveness in treating coronavirus patients he was suspect.
Hydroxychloroquine is cheap, effective and easy to administer.
On Tuesday the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) released a report endorsing hydroxychloroquine saying the drug has about a 90% chance of helping COVID-19 patients.
But as we reported earlier this month Dr. Fauci has his own favorite, the more expensive Remdesivir by Gilead!
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Although the prestigious Dr. Fauci has been at the forefront of the Wuhan Covid-19 virus, I suspect that he has ulterior motives.
I'm all for the research and development of new drugs to combat diseases... this was part of my career at one time. Yet I'm still a person that will use tried and true methods of using items off the shelf that will do the job.
Remdesivir failed to interrupt the Ebola virus and now has been repurposed to fight the Covid-19 virus. Fine but we can use both to fight this epidemic.
As a Doctor, Fauci should not be the individual to chose drug of choice, it should be independent peer review groups. Something Fauci has failed to do.... Just what are Fauci's connections to Gilead Pharmaceuticals?
the cocktail of Hydroxychloroquine, Erythromycin and zinc have been used successfully, in France, Germany, Italy and in the U.S.
We should utilize this treatment until something better comes along.
You need to read closer on this AAPS study. I commented on this in another thread. There was no control group testing in the AAPS trial. Whether the drug is effective or not is still largely unproven. You don't have a group that was not treated to compare it to. Hence the need for clinical trials and data gathering. And the dosage required to treat COVID-19 is double that of Lupus or Malaria.
Hydroxychloroquine Has about 90 Percent Chance of Helping COVID-19 Patients, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
As far as remdesivir, Fauci expressed optimism based on data gathered in a clinical trial that used random control groups. But it's just that..optimism.
But just wait, I expect Trump and his supporters to quickly declare this as the next miracle cure. And it will be his idea alone.
Fauci expresses optimism about 'significant, positive' data from a trial of the possible Covid-19 treatment remdesivir
If I were suffering from a
Over-secretion of cytokines can trigger a dangerous cytokine storm syndrome.
Cytokine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I would probably take an immune suppressant (such as HCQ), although HCQ has risks.
But if not I would take an antiviral such as remdesivir. (and only if I were on my death bed)
I wonder if carriers of Alpha 1 are more prone to covid 19
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