If HCQ turns out to be ineffective, but also as safe as advertised, how many people would have been saved by the placebo effect had it been widely prescribed in the US? Discuss.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Until we have double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trials with HCQ & zinc, we won't know for sure if HCQ is truly effective or not. There are other effective treatments in the works, and I would probably ask for those instead of HCQ based on papers I have seen.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
I am told that there are 100+ studies that have said HCQ is effective. I have not found those studies yet. Until then, I am looking at the treatments like Interferon and Dexamethasone. Dexamethasone notes:pic.twitter.com/3hyuEf0z18
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Replying to @JSegor @ScottAdamsSays
Seen those? Just a list, inconclusive are counted as positive, so take with a grain of salthttps://c19study.com/
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Replying to @pjanik_otm @ScottAdamsSays
In vitro and retrospective studies don't count. I am looking for the gold standard trials: - lots of cases - double-blinded (both subjects and medical staff don't know what they received) - randomized - placebo-controlled - early (pre-hospital) or prophylaxis - HCQ + zinc
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Replying to @JSegor @ScottAdamsSays
Assuming the treatment is significantly effective (above the placebo effect) it would be unethical to continue giving the placebo.... The insistence on "the gold standard" is strange When we look at climate data we have relative noisy data but still can see a signal 1/2
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Replying to @pjanik_otm @ScottAdamsSays
I would consult my doctor on the pros and cons of HCQ + zinc but these have shown to have side-effects. Interferon, on the other hand, seems to work better and is safe. True, the study was small, but more promising than HCQ. Also, we know why it workshttps://youtu.be/wqDd7ixh184
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No side effects in proper application, only the overdose models.
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