Comment by wrycoder

6 years ago

Well, looking at that article, it appears the author is out to debunk HCQ. The language is hyperbolic - when I see something like that, I don't give it much credence.

For an alternate take from the blogosphere,

https://scienceblog.com/516960/suppression-of-chloroquine-is...

I've been following HCQ/Zinc long before it got politicized.

It's well known that covid is a disaster in nursing homes, often resulting in 30% deaths. Here's some anecdotal evidence of early treatment with HCQ in that setting:

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/texas-e...

Here's a journal article claiming positive results. It's had over 300 citations, so there's probably some interesting reading there:

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bst/14/1/14_2020.01047/...

Causation generally requires some theory to support it:

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/ny/scientists-study...

I'm 78, so I'm paying attention. Here's the best guidance I've seen so far. (They have backed off on HCQ because of all the political flap.)