Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients
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Via: krishna • 5 years ago • 47 commentsBy: By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Laurie McGinley
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President Trump spoke about taking antimalarial drug earlier this week. (Jim Lo Scalzo/ EPA-/Shutterstock)
A study of 96,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients on six continents found that those who received an antimalarial drug promoted by President Trump as a “game changer” in the fight against the virus had a significantly higher risk of death compared with those who did not.
The study, published Friday in the medical journal the Lancet, is the largest analysis to date of the risks and benefits of treating covid-19 patients with antimalarial drugs.
The sheer size of the study was convincing to some scientists.
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A study of 96,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients on six continents found that those who received an antimalarial drug promoted by President Trump as a “game changer” in the fight against the virus had a significantly higher risk of death compared with those who did not.
Many studies seem to have indicated that it causes arrythmia and more likelihood of death than for those who don't use it. Because of the preponderance of such evidence, the WHO has recommended against its use. Is Trump suicidal, besides his other shortcomings?
Honestly, I think that once he was all in on hydroxychloroquine, he had to be really all in. To back down from taking it would look like weakness in his own eyes, evidence be damned. He can't admit he was wrong.
WHO suspends testing HCQ.
The study, published Friday in the medical journal the Lancet, is the largest analysis to date of the risks and benefits of treating covid-19 patients with antimalarial drugs.
The sheer size of the study was convincing to some scientists.
Lupus patient tests positive for Covid10
It would have been much easier and cheaper to just read the already studied listed possible side effects for these drugs.
Did the "EXPERT Professionals" giving out these drugs to Covid-19 patients, not take those "Side Effects" into consideration when they diagnosed EVERYTHING wrong with the patients they were treating, before doling it out ?
Nope.
That would not be medically sound at all!!!
And it would endanger not only Trump's lives, but also the lives of all Americans!!!!
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Nope...
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WRONG AGAIN!
Actually your comment made me think of Snickers!!!
Not PAYDAY"!!!
Ick !
Broke a tooth on one of those blocks of granite one year.
Another new "PAYDAY" is better !
Guess you have no
opinion 
on that...???
And meanwhile, the death rate continues to rise.... while you are apparently advocating listening to Dear Leader
instead of those who actually know what they're talking about? 
This picture says it all:
Another new "PAYDAY" is better !
Actually your comment made me think of Snickers!!!
Just realized, some people might not recognize the reference to "Snickers" (Yes, it was meant to be an actual "Triple Endendre"):
Everybody around him is masked but he isn't. I know he keeps saying he always test negative....we all know that nearly 18,000 lies in 3 years makes his words a little shady.
Someone needs to remind him of why he should be wearing a mask. If he's an asymptomatic carrier he could be passing it on to every body there in that photo
Exactly and the point of taking that medication along with the Zithromax and zinc is to start taking it long before one ends up in the hospital. We already knew that it is not effective once one is in ICU and that the longer into the disease one gets the less effective it is.
Exactly!
(But you are aware, are you not, that he owns stock in company's that manufacturer it?)
Are you currently taking it and zinc?
Ya missed it ?
"And meanwhile, the death rate continues to rise...."
Bomb Shelters hold Stale air, mold..... and all sorts of other "Gross' stuff. Get out in the "Sun" and enjoy.
In the Meantime, Sick Elder folks are shipped to Elder care homes in order to infect the other Elder Residences. "Space" seemed to have been a more important issue, but really wasn't needed.
Dr. Fauci: Don't worry….maybe we'll worry....we should worry now..... we're in armagedan now.
CDC: Wear a Mask... Masks don't work ….. What the heck, put on a Mask......Hard Surfaces are bad things to touch during this virus.....Hard surfaces not as bad as we thought, but be careful.
Democrats: Come to China Town and Enjoy...…. Ummmmm …… We order you to not go to China Town...…Da Respirators, Da Respirators ….. Ignore the Respirator need, etc.
Here's a couple bucks to keep your cupboards in Cheetos !
You get the gist ….. I'm sure.
We already knew that it is not effective
As numerous (many, many!) studies have shown!!!!
Past studies also found scant or no evidence of hydroxychloroquine’s benefit in treating sick patients, while reports mounted of dangerous heart problems associated with its use. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration last month warned against the use of the drug outside hospital settings or clinical trials.
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An important point that many people often forget. Often people think of a mask as a way of protecting themselves, but there's also another extremely important function of a mask.
If someone already has the virus but doesn't know it (because its in an asymptomatic stage) by wearing a mask they can also greatly lessen the possibility of transmitting it to others.
Correct!
Yes-- wearing a mask for a short time once in a while-- but not wearing it for most of the time...obviously means he could be transmitting it most of the time!
Recently a few White Hourse staffers have come down with the Virus...its quite possible that they got it from Trump (as he doesn't wear a mask most of the time...)
Even if they did remind jim it wouldn't matter-- heis behaviour, (consistantly over time) is that he is interested only in himself...and not the well-being of others!
Hey!!!! Leave me out of this LOL
Not you...its a different Jim.
(Probably it means North Korean leader Jim Jung Un ..???):
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When this drug was first suggest I read about a control group for testing. Half got the drug and the other half got a placebo. Both groups had deaths, but more occurred with those taking the drug than the placebo.
That really shouldn't be surprising...considering who was advocating the drug's use!
“It’s one thing not to have benefit, but this shows distinct harm,” said Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. “If there was ever was hope for this drug, this is the death of it.”
Let him keep taking it (if he really is). He knows what the risks are or he should know.
I do wish he would stop selling it like it's snake oil
Well, again...its shouldn't be surprising, considering its the self-proclaimed medical "expert" (Donald Trump) who's pushing it!!!
David Maron, director of preventive cardiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, said that “these findings provide absolutely no reason for optimism that these drugs might be useful in the prevention or treatment of covid-19.”
You might find this interesting:
Woman with lupus took hydroxychloroquine for 19 years, still got COVID-19
Woman With Lupus Took Hydroxychloroquine For 19 Years, Still Got COVID-19
Thanks-- interesting post...
So Hydroxychloroquine is not only extremely dangerous-- but its also ineffective!
No wonder our brilliant Dear Leader (and stock-holder) is recommending people use it....
Oh..but...but...I don't think she was taking the zinc with it!/sarcasm!
LOL!
There are several things that are supposedly good for the immune system. Some are, some are not. Zinc can be helpful-- but probably less so if you are already getting a lot in your diet. (Taking mega-doses of most supplements does pose risks).
Sometimes Vegetarians are deficient, as amongst the best sources are meats, Most Seafood is an especially rich source.
For Vegetarians, most Nuts and Seeds are mostly good sources...also Mushrooms and Cacao/Cocoa.
That's what Western nutritionists use. In Traditional Chinese medicine, Mushrooms are considered perhaps the best food for building the Immune System in general. (Well Mushrooms and also some traditional Chinese herbal formulas...)
That being said, however, Zinc is no miracle cure for serious diseases...rather it is one of several things that can help strengthen your Immune System. (taking extra Zinc will probably have no significant effect if you come down with Covad-19)
If someone who took it for that long and still got CV, Trump is just wasting his time taking it. This woman should be the ultimate proof that it is not a preventative measure. I hope someone is keeping stats on people doing this and how many of them get sick anyway.
I just saw a story that said Trump is not taking it any longer after approximately two weeks. I wonder if he began suffer from side effects.
No side effects. Just a two week preventative application of the three meds after people working in the White House caught the virus.
Total waste of time.
Ty HA. I can't see your reply here but I saw it in tracking.