If this pandemic has shown us nothing else, it's that the average very educated person is still pretty awful at critically appraising scientific evidence Just look at how many doctors prescribed themselves/family hydroxychloroquinehttps://twitter.com/MelissaLDavey/status/1255642837040852994 …
They don't give a detailed explanation, but I'd imagine that discontinuing the drug (i.e. ending participation in the trial) is the more extreme measure here, and any respiratory failure is "serious" by definition I think
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Based on the fact that clearly many of the reported "serious" adverse events did not lead to drug discontinuation. Could also be an indication that many people had respiratory failure, but it was perceived as tied to the drug in these people
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