The story quotes Dr. Christine Johnston, who's trying to test hydroxychloroquine: "We are hearing now from some participants that the study and the drug feel too political and they just don’t want to participate at all.” @MorningEdition @NPR
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The president's promotion of the drug was followed by an FDA warning about potential side effects. Dr. John Giles is now having trouble studying the drug at Columbia University: "Pretty much everybody said, Well that's the drug that's dangerous to your heart."
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It's "a very safe drug," says Giles. But it has some risk. Scientists need to learn if it has benefits that outweigh the risk. This subtlety doesn't fit in with politics where we're supposed to be absolutely for or against all things based solely on our view of one person.
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The president, who says he is taking the drug, said yesterday: "It's gotten a bad reputation only because I'm promoting it." This appears true. By leaping to a conclusion, he caused others to leap to the opposite conclusion. Science does not yet support any conclusion.
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This is an iconic story of identity politics. Facts don't matter at all. For some people, if you're for Trump, you're for whatever he says. If you're against Trump, you're against that. Scientists seeking facts are criticized merely for seeking them.
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Here's a link to the story by
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So people who already take that drug are immune from Covid 19?
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I'm going to confess that as a scientist, I fully believe in the truth discovered by research. But my normal human biases have me pulling against this drug. I have to do my "Science Pause," note my biases, and wait for the data to emerge. We need more research on this drug.
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@realDonaldTrump paid U Of Washington $9.5 million for a hydroxychloroquine clinical trial. They need 2000 volunteers. Only 260 signed on after reports of possible heart arrhythmias. Drs said it should only be given in hospitals.https://globalhealth.washington.edu/news/2020/05/11/clinical-trial-enrollment-plummets-volunteers-are-scared-coronavirus-drugs-promoted … -
Where is the first part of your sentence in the article?
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