CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

HEALTH NEWS APRIL 7, 2020 / 5:04 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump

Aram Roston, Marisa Taylor
3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat the coronavirus.

The move comes three days after Reuters reported that the CDC published key dosing information involving the two antimalarial drugs based on unattributed anecdotes rather than peer-reviewed science.

Reuters also reported that the original guidance was crafted by the CDC after President Trump personally pressed federal regulatory and health officials to make the malaria drugs more widely available to treat the novel coronavirus, though the drugs in question had been untested for COVID-19.

Initially, the CDC webpage, titled Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for Patients with COVID-19, had said: “Although optimal dosing and duration of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 are unknown, some U.S. clinicians have reported anecdotally” on several ways to prescribe the medication of COVID-19.

Medical specialists had told Reuters they were surprised by that language. “Why would CDC be publishing anecdotes?” asked Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. “That doesn’t make sense. This is very unusual.”

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdcguidance/cdc-removes-unusual-guidance-to-doctors-about-drug-favored-by-trump-idUSKBN21P39R

[niyad]

1. Do we al remember a time when the CDC had a reputation for integrity. Or was I dreaming?

[BeckyDem]

4. +1

[thegoose]

5. The government has evidently been completely absorbed

By this murderous shitbag. This is Hitler Two. He's focusing on minorities and Democrats to take this shit and die because he wants to make money. And you can bet those evil Omen II motherfuckers Miller and Kushner are behind this apocalypse.

[Golden Raisin]

7. And Republican Senators and Congresspeople,

along with regular citizen Republican voters, are more than happy to stand by silently, or worse, actively aid and abet.

[thegoose]

8. And brainwashed

That's completely clear. They're hateful and stupid and want to help eliminate the minorities, which Dump is encouraging them to do. There may even be lynching again. Jesus Christ....

[Squinch]

2. Every damn thing he touches.

[SunSeeker]

13. Yep.

[dalton99a]

16. +1. Every Fucking Thing

[uponit7771]

3. mfg, these people are all Muellers

[stillcool]

6. I miss the Russians..

never got around to pronouncing the names, but seems like a softer, gentler time.

[uponit7771]

9. IKR !?!?! Who would think we had a lower bar than the Russians helping Trump ?!

[Initech]

10. This is going to get people killed.

He is completely fucking reckless and has no regard for anyone or anything but himself. Are you happy conservatives?? This is pure evil at its' finest.

[scarletlib]

11. Everything Trump touches dies--even respected institutions.

[FiveGoodMen]

19. And that's intentional.

And we haven't stopped him.

[XRubicon]

12. Same as it ever was

November 1918 ad



"Grip" is an old reference to influenza.

[Marcuse]

14. Before the CDC there was the NWS.

[gab13by13]

15. Remember when sensible people

all knew that the "deep state" was purely propaganda? I think we are getting to a real deep state.

[Mr.Bill]

17. I'm not sure, but after reading the whole article,

I take it to mean that by the CDC removing information about dosage, they are in effect telling doctors not to prescribe it. They specifically report the results as anecdotal.

[NBachers]

18. Derp State

[Mr.Bill]

20. More info:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-website-drops-guidance-anecdotal-165821932.html