re: #139 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Trump, who just said that his evidence for the preventative value of hydroxychloroquine is that “I get a lot of positive calls,” now says the study showing higher death rates for hydroxy patients at the VA is “a very unscientific report.”

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 18, 2020

what fucking doctor would prescribe (or allow) this as a preventative?

fda says for treating if you have covid19 AND you’re in a hospital

should be used for COVID-19 only when patients can be appropriately monitored in the hospital as required by the EUA or are enrolled in a clinical trial with appropriate screening and monitoring. FDA is reviewing the safety of their use when used outside of the setting of hospitalized patients for whom use was authorized.

lupus.org

There is no evidence that taking hydroxychloroquine is effective in preventing a person from contracting the coronavirus