Re. The Malaria Medication for Covid19

[Alberta Patriot]

There is some indication that Hydroxychloroquin the less toxic version of Chloroquin, the Malaria/Arthritis medication may be the short term answer to those at greatest risk. The reality is that an 'Effective' Vaccination may be a ways off, and for those with Pneumonia complications of the virus...it may prove to be the short term way to reduce the death rate of the medically compromised. If it helps inflicted seniors avoid Pneumonia...why not!! The alternative for those laying in ICU is what??

[Patrick]

I just watched where it was said that has been recently shown to be 100% effective.

[Valkorado]

Really hopeful about this therapeutic.

[Davemn]

You do understand that it needs to go through rigorous clinical trials and an approval process right? President Trump doesn’t understand and was corrected by Dr. Tony.

[Valkorado]

You do understand that it needs to go through rigorous clinical trials and an approval process right? President Trump doesn’t understand and was corrected by Dr. Tony.

Gee, thanks for that.

[Alberta Patriot]

This drug has been on the market for decades, all the way back to Vietnam(?).
I think this might fall under the "Right To Try" Bill Trump helped pass a while ago. For God' Sake why should these people dye when there may very well be a way to save them...when I say "them"...that might mean many people I know!!!

[Oss]

If that works it will be end of quarantine as it is only done to protect those at high risk because we do not have enough respirators or beds for the sick

Then we can focus on how this got here for real

No secret what I think

[old2soon]

          At 75 should I contract this devils brew I'd be willing to be a guinea pig. I've got grand kids and great grand kids I'd love to be a royal P I T A too.   All kidding aside I'm guessin there are more folks with preexisting stuff that would be More than willing to take that chance if infected. Hellz bellz I Still remember all the shots I got in the Navy and then more shots before I went overseas and then more shots after arriving on the U S S Yorktown CVS 10. Some of those shots were way Less then fun. BUT I iz Still here. After effects? Every med I'm now taking came with a folder of possible after effects. Bring it if it Might be a stop gap for the old folks-like me!   RIDE SAFE.

[Alpha Dog]

It was on Tucker Carlson Wednesday night that he interviewed a person in France that had run a trial of 40 patients with this drug.  The results were all 40 recovered. Tucker did state last night when he ran another segment that he was skeptical .  Since a number of articles have come out on the promise of Hydroxychloroquin. The drug is not labeled for use on Corona Virus or probably any virus and that is why it would need the testing that could take a year.  At least this is what I assume Fauci is stating, I could be wrong.  However it is approved in some countries in Europe I believe, one being Poland.  The right to try law may be able to be used to get this out their immediately.  I know a few million pills are being rushed over here.  As others have stated, if it can help, especially those likely to die, what is the harm?

[Valkorado]

a heck of a lot better than a stick in the eye...

https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/hydroxychloroquine-and-azithromycin-as-a-treatment-of-covid-19/

With these results, and considering it's only to be used in extreme cases (very critical) why the heck not do the "trials" on those patients now?  Maybe have them or next of kin sign a waiver.

If a doctor asked these patients if they'd like to try something that might bring quick relief, would any refuse it?

[Robert]

The world economy is collapsing because of the terror and mounting death toll caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. But the anti-malarial drug chloroquine is effective both as a prophylactic and treatment for the virus –

and the medical establishment has known about this since at least the SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2005. What the hell is going on?

Yesterday, I reported the existence of three studies, all claiming that chloroquine phosphate had proved effective in treating the COVID-19.

This has since been confirmed by a more recent open-label non-randomised clinical trial in France by Didier Raoult​ M.D/Ph.D et al, completed just days ago. The sample was small but the results were convincing.

As the summary reports:

    100% of patients that received a combination of HCQ and Azithromycin tested negative and were virologically cured within 6 days of treatment.

    In addition, recent guidelines from South Korea and China report that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are effective antiviral therapeutic treatments for novel coronavirus.

It ought to be no surprise that chloroquine is effective against both SARS and COVID-19. After all, they are both coronaviruses and COVID-19 has often been described in medical and research sources as SARS-2.

Chloroquine works by enabling the body’s cells better to absorb zinc, which is key in preventing viral RNA transcription – and disrupting the often fatal cytokine storm.

As at least one person has noticed, the implications of this are enormous. If the medical establishment – including CDC – has been aware of the efficacy of chloroquine in treating coronavirus for at least 14 years, why has it not been mass produced and made available sooner?


Why isn’t the solution being shouted from the rooftops?

One possibility, as I suggested yesterday, is that there is no money in it for Big Pharma. Chloroquine is a generic drug. That’s why Big Pharma’s lobbyists have worked hard to persuade governments that there can be no acceptable solution till a patented vaccine is brought on to the market. Even if this happens it won’t be till long after the pandemic is over – probably not till at least next year.

I don’t think our businesses, our livelihoods, our sanity can wait that long. Do you?

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/19/chloroquine-known-as-effective-against-coronavirus-since-2005/

[semo97]

This drug has been on the market for decades, all the way back to Vietnam(?).
I think this might fall under the "Right To Try" Bill Trump helped pass a while ago. For God' Sake why should these people dye when there may very well be a way to save them...when I say "them"...that might mean many people I know!!!

It does go back to Vietnam, I took it when I was there but they stopped it after several months, they did not say why. I read an report about in the DAV magazine awhile back. It does have side affects that is showing up in vets now. Between the agent orange and the malaria pills not a good odds of living a healthy life and being an old man.

[Alberta Patriot]

Side effects verses thousands of funerals. I am not saying this is the magic pill, but explain to someone in ICU why they should die because Big Pharma wants the big profitable solution instead.

[Avanti]

I have a friend in Jinja Uganda. Most homes keep Malaria medications on hand due to the frequent need.
If you run out you borrow from your neighbor in an emergency. 
If you take it and do not need it, you do not die from it.

[..]

As a teenager I flew to Malaya every Easter, summer and Christmas vacation to see my parents (boarding school). I did this for 6 years.

I started taking malaria pills 2 weeks before very trip. Every day during the trip and for 2 weeks after getting back to England.