You what else reduces viral load and symptoms?If the mortality is lower than expected, that would dilute the proposed effectiveness of the drug in the first place.a link, he demands. after proclaiming gossip as fact without links. you should have supported your undigested claims instead of repeating something you heard somewhere. who do you think you are? your so called president? lol"A french doctor is giving the meds to his patients, he had no one even hospitalized..."Sorry. One of the items that brought about disagreement is the likelihood of the new treatments will work or not. Trump said it will and Fauci said we have to wait and see. Trump, with folded arms said, "We disagree." The Dr. IS THE EXPERT>Dr. Fauci was interviewed in a Science Media today and told the reporter that there was disagreement with the president, but said, "What do you want me to do, jump in front of him and take the mircophone? To the best of my knowledge I am not fired...yet."
Trump is putting a positive spin on some things and that does not purport with Dr. Fauci. We need to know the fascts...straight up. I don't give a damn if Trump is optimistic...I want the straight facts!
And his body language is so telling! He has his arms crossed, looking like a pouting child knowing full well he's not being "open.."
Dr. Fauci is the expert. Let him speak, don't say the opposite, just shut up. I want to hear more from Dr. Fauci! He is the best team member you have. You did a great job in selecting him, Mr. President. That Seema lady is useless. She cannot answer a question directly. Get rid of her!
Perhaps you should be more specific what the hell you're talking about.
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For anyone that's paying attention, there's a lot of evidence that the
Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin are very effective in some people. I saw an interview with a guy in LA that swears it saved his life. He was saying his goodbyes to his friends and family last Saturday. A friend told him about the possible treatment, he talked to his doctors and was given the meds and by 4:45 the next morning he was breathing better and will probably be released form the hospital tomorrow. A french doctor is giving the meds to his patients, he had no one even hospitalized and they have had an undetectable viral load in and average of 6 days.
In short Trump's optimism is warranted, Fauci on the other hand what's to see the efficacy proven by blind studies, which could take a year or more. Neither of the two are necessarily wrong, they just look at the situation through a different lens. Fauci has said there's no harm in trying it while studies are being conducted.
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in reality, 3 of 26 stopped treatment because they were transferred into ICU. a further patient died. but who cares, it sounds good.
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people who rely on a study should know the study. it is available on the INTERNET.
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial
Background Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have been found to be efficient on SARS-CoV-2, and reported to be efficient in Chinese COV-19 patients. We evaluate the role of hydroxychloroquine on respiratory viral loads. Patients and methods Patients were included in a single arm protocol to...www.medrxiv.org
they should also be able to understand the limits of the study.
Where did I say it was 100% effective? I said reality shows it's has been effective in many. I guess you'd prefer they did nothing and just watch people die. Carry on commie.
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It’s way to early to declare this drug effective or ineffective.
Not really, it's been found effective in at least 5 countries. NY is starting wide spread usage this week. Also the FDA has approved them for off label use for COVID-19. But hey, feel free to keep spewing the commie line.
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It’s approved for compassionate use. Off label is not subject to approval. Off label is absence of approval.
No study has been sufficiently controlled or powered to definitively demonstrate efficacy.
Im not saying it shouldn’t be used. Im just here with the facts.
I'm aware of the facts, and the facts show it has been effective treatment in many people. Of course not everyone responds the same.
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It doesn’t appear to be the case. There are no trials demonstrating efficacy. They just haven’t been completed yet.
It takes a large number to treat in order to demonstrate efficacy in a disease with a 2% mortality rate. This is going to take some time before anyone can make a definitive statement
Wow, talk about making definitive statements, there's no evidence that there is a 2% mortality rate. Right now it's about 1.3%. The fact is we have no idea at this point how many people have been infected and have shown mild or no symptoms.
I just saw an interview with the keyboard player for Bon Jovi, he showed symptoms and is improving with the treatment, his wife has shown no symptoms after testing positive.
I have a feeling this virus will have a slightly higher mortality rate than the common flu.
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So you see why I remain skeptical about the effectiveness of this drug.
Wrong, the purpose of the drugs are to treat people that are symptomatic in the first place. If they can reduce progression of the virus then there is no harm is using them.
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I’m not wrong and your comment is a non-sequitor.
What exactly do you think this drug has been shown to do?
It's a combination of two drugs, and they been shown to reduce the viral load and reduce, if not eliminate, symptoms. Perhaps you need some new news sources.
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Time and your own immune system.
I don’t go by news sources. I’m going by medical literature
Diseases with high spontaneous recovery rates are harder to demonstrate efficacy of treatment. That’s a fact.
Tell that to the folks, that were sure they were dying, whose recovery has been hastened by the treatment.
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