This drug wouldn't work that dramatically that fast. That's just not how antiviral drugs work. It's not as though we don't know anything about these drugs. We know a lot. They don't work that fast. He probably didn't even have a therapeutic level in his blood yet.
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The plural of “anecdote" is not "data.” Anecdotes are VERY prone to bias because of confirmation bias and the natural human tendency to confuse correlation with causation. THAT's why randomized trials are needed.
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Hydroxychloroquine might have anti-
#COVID19 activity. It's certainly plausible that it might. But there isn't yet any good published clinical evidence that it does. It might also cause harm because of its immunosuppressive effect. THAT's also why randomized trials are needed.0 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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I'm not a dr. but isn't an immunosupressive effect good if people are dying from cykotine storms due to overly agressive immune responses?
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Yup. They were arguing about whether steroids helped ARDS back when I was still a resident in the 1990s. The answer is: It appears not. Unless there are new data I'm not aware of. At the very least, it's very, very complicated.
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It might. I'd be willing to bet, though, that if it does produce a benefit, it won't be particularly dramatic.
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