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AC_Mem

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8. Follow the money

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 02:44 PM

Apr 2020

I have a "gut feeling" that this is not the "cure" that they are hoping it will be. I'm glad they are doing clinical trials on it. Are they using it on people who have the virus with symptoms?

I wish nothing more than the discovery of a cure, but I don't think this is it. I hope I am wrong.

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NIH clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a potential therapy for COVID-19, begins [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 OP

People who take enough of this stuff never get COVID-19 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #2

The subtleties of my post bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #4

true that. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #3

lol bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #5

I saw right away what you did there. Kudos. old guy Apr 2020 #9

Poor Tennessee ananda Apr 2020 #6

more likely it's because Vanderbilt University is known for clinical research MadLinguist Apr 2020 #7

Follow the money AC_Mem Apr 2020 #8

Hoping for positive results. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #10

I agree Steel. The only way to verify or disprove the efficacy of hydrochloroquine as a treatment Nitram Apr 2020 #11

Hospitals have been using it as a first-line therapy? Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #12

Clinical trials? Aussie105 Apr 2020 #13

Just yesterday a French Hospital stopped the use of hydroxychloroquine csziggy Apr 2020 #14