Chloroquine on Google Trends

This is actually causing a severe shortage at many pharmacies and hospitals. People are rushing out and hoarding this drug, preventing us from having adequate supplies for treating the serious cases.

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Post by OnlineCourage » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 6:28 PM UTC

It's going to end up killing people. Chloroquine is nasty stuff and irresponsible to be hawking...pharmaceuticals can cause as much damage as they can prevent! There is no clinical basis and Trump continues to hawk it ultimately because he is so vested in hotels and hospitality and is more focused on financial damage control of his own investments than the health and safety of the American people.

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Post by jimueller » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 6:30 PM UTC

zapdrive wrote: post #2

Does it even work on a Covid-19 infection?

Good question, seems like it's still being determined, but apparently the US president has made some statements that suggest it does. Being a doctor does come naturally to him of course.

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Post by mobilejdral » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 6:30 PM UTC

"fever shortness of breath" filtered by metro region has been what I look at every day for more than a month now. It is a window into where community spread has been appearing (and people are googling their symptoms) and it is this weird view into the future of what will be reported in the news. Watching it spread county by county from the main cities to elsewhere in the country has been something.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=fever%20sh...

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Post by dougmwne » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

zapdrive wrote: post #2

Does it even work on a Covid-19 infection?

I think the best answer is that it is under study and good science takes time. Initial indications are positive but anecdotal. More data is needed. This is from Dr. Fauci yesterday.

There is reasonable hope for better treatments from a range of drugs but for each one you need quality studies to determine the effect size, dosage, risk/benefit, and statistical significance. If we can slow this pandemic we will have more time for the science, plus many other preparations that are happening in hospitals.

Wash your hands, limit social contact, stay informed.

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Post by X6S1x6Okd1st » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

cjbenedikt wrote: post #3

zapdrive wrote: post #2

Does it even work on a Covid-19 infection?

Serious question? People still don't follow relevant news, do they...

The evidence that it helps as a treatment is spotty.

E.g. https://mobile.twitter.com/GaetanBurgio/status/1241201751916...