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Closer to the start of the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus affecting the United States, President Donald Trump promoted the use of an ancient antimalarial drug called hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. Now, the opposite has been found.
One of the biggest mistakes a politician can make is promoting a drug to the public that has no conclusive scientific evidence behind it. Unfortunately, President Trump did this with hydroxychloroquine, even though many health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, discouraged this, as it would cause people to conclude that hydroxychloroquine is a cure. Fauci said this last week, “I think we should be careful not to take that majestic leap to assume that this is a harmful drug. We still have to do the kinds of studies that definitely prove whether any intervention, not just this one, any intervention is truly safe and effective.“
A new report has come out of Associated Press That analyzes a study that scientists conducted in 368 patients with COVID-19 and the effects of hydroxychloroquine. According to the study“About 28% of those who received hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, compared to 11% of those who received routine care alone. About 22% of those who received the drug plus azithromycin also died, but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival. Hydroxychloroquine also did not influence the need for a breathing machine. “
At the moment, there is no concrete evidence to suggest that hydroxychloroquine is a magic-cure drug for COVID-19. More testing needs to be done and more evidence must be gathered before the ‘miracle treatment’ stamp can be hit with the drug. Fortunately, more tests are being done, as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has said they plan to conduct a study of the drug and its impact on 440 coronavirus patients in the United States.
Until conclusive results are published, there is no magic cure for COVID-19.
Important information about coronavirus COVID-19:
Sneezing: Here is a video showing how far the coronavirus spreads if you sneeze..
Second wave: The CDC director said there will be a second wave, this is when.
Treatment: Doctors have found a treatment that everyone can do, check it out here.
Symptom: New coronavirus symptoms have been discovered, find out what is here.
Recovery: Scientists say the virus may lie dormant in some patients’ bodies and resurface later, more on that here..
