Thread by @rebelgirl1776, Thread: Going to list Hydroxychloroquine studies and anecdotal evidence showing effectiveness. Why [...]

Thread: Going to list Hydroxychloroquine studies and anecdotal evidence showing effectiveness. Why would doctors be prevented from using any drug at their disposal if there is a chance it could help during this pandemic?

First, a CNN piece. But let’s look at the headline versus the fine print. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/health/new-french-study-hydroxychloroquine/index.html

French study finds hydroxychloroquine doesn't help patients with coronavirus

A drug that's been touted by President Donald Trump as a "game changer" didn't help hospitalized patients with coronavirus and was associated with heart complications, according to a new study.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/health/new-french-study-hydroxychloroquine/index.html

In the new study,among 84 patients who took hydrochloroquine,20.2% were admitted to the ICU or died within seven days of taking the drug. Among the 97 patients who did not take the drug,22.1% went to the ICU or died.The difference was not determined to be statistically different

So a small study looking at one factor and found to be not statistically different.

But thousands of doctors are using Hydroxychloroquine to successfully treat Covid. It’s a drug that’s been around for 70 years. During a pandemic, when faced with death, I’m sure doctors will try anything. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/04/06/here-are-five-doctors-whose-patients-have-seen-recovery-with-hydroxy-chloroquine-n2566409

Thousands of Doctors: Yes, Hydroxychloroquine Works Against Wuhan Coronavirus

Over the past three weeks, there's been debate over whether hydroxychloroquine, a drug used for decades to treat malaria, can help ease the symptoms of Wuhan coronavirus. During White House

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/04/06/here-are-five-doctors-whose-patients-have-seen-recovery-with-hydroxy-chloroquine-n2566409

https://principia-scientific.com/new-study-hydroxychloroquine-zinc-greatly-reduces-covid-19-health-risk/

New Study: Hydroxychloroquine + Zinc Greatly Reduces COVID-19 Health Risk

While the main stream media yet again is pushing recycled headlines about a New York “study” of very ill patients who were NOT actually given the combination of hydroxychloroquine and zinc which co…

https://principia-scientific.com/new-study-hydroxychloroquine-zinc-greatly-reduces-covid-19-health-risk/

It’s not a new drug, it’s been used effective for malaria autoimmune diseases such as lupus and some types of arthritis. Why is it suddenly dangerous? https://twitter.com/4reunitedstates/status/1264624293201108993?s=21 https://twitter.com/4reunitedstates/status/1264624293201108993