For interest:
Eastern Virginia Medical School covid19 protocol (Mar 26) for severely ill patients as per Dr Marik, Chief Critical Care Officer, posted here:
https://covid19treatmentprotocols.blogspot.com/
Includes:
1) Chloroquine 500mg BID for 7-10 days or hydroxychloroquine 400mg BID day 1 followed by 200mg BID for 4 days
2) Azithromycin 500mg day 1 then 250mg for 4 days
3) Zn 75-100mg/day
4) Vit C 3g IV q 6 hourly until extubated and at least 4 days upto 10 days
5) Thiamine 200mg q 12 (PO or IV)
“Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine significantly decrease the duration of viral shedding. These agents (if available) could be used to mitigate/curtail the spread of this virus. They may be used in elderly patients with comorbidities at risk of progression and death.”
“Zn inhibits viral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (replicase) .Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are potent Zn ionophores that increase intracellular Zn concentrations.”
Is there a typo on Vitamin C?
“Vit C 3g IV q 6 hourly” — 3 GRAMS intravenously every 6 hours? That’s 12 grams per day.
RDA is 0.090 grams per day. The tolerable upper intake level, or UL, of vitamin C for adults ages 19 and older is 2 grams per day.