Posted on 05/27/2020 9:26:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
My long-time doctor friends who have treated COVID-19 patients have been disappointed recently in some of the national and regional media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. They point out the over-emphasis often given to statistical information without proper understanding.
For example, emphasizing the volume of reported cases without equally emphasizing increased testing and positivity ratios is misleading. Governors, doctors and hospitals seriously consider positivity ratios, and the media should not bury the lead here. It isn’t all about case volume.
Also, some in the media and Democratic leaders, like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden have recently been critical of President Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine prophylactically, with his doctor’s consent and prescription. This is not as unusual as the press claims. My doctor friends, including a pediatrician and a cardiologist, and some of their doctor friends who treat COVID-19 patients, from dermatologists to ICU doctors, have also taken hydroxychloroquine personally or prescribed it for family members at the onset of symptoms.
A prominent pulmonologist friend, who treats many COVID-19 patients, takes it prophylactically. They believe that Joe and Nancy should leave the medical discussions to the President and his doctor.
The doctors also say that hydroxychloroquine has been proven safe for over 50 years for use under doctor’s supervision and they welcome a spirited debate from all qualified sides, not just typical network contributors.
Finally, my diverse doctor friends note that hospital bed usage and ICU usage for COVID-19 patients is down significantly in their region and that this important information is buried in media reports – or not reported at all. The network TV doctors are seldom asked about this startling new trend and they wonder why this encouraging news is rarely emphasized.
True, there may be some remaining hot spots, but my doctor friends and I want to know why any information justifying a phased reopening of the country has often been widely criticized by the national media while the important science and statistics justifying such actions is often buried.
For example, the re-opening strategies of Republican Governors of Florida and Georgia, Ron DeSantis and Brian Kemp, respectively, got uniformly bad press and dire warnings of new cases, so far, they have enjoyed favorable results, while the Democratic Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has received widespread praise despite questionable policies and dismal nursing home results.
Perhaps the media owe the governors of Georgia and Florida an apology.
Do they really need to wonder? They’re smart folks. The media is the enemy. The media are communists.
Here is the Yale study hot off the press that will make DJT very happy.
https://academic.oup.com/aje/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aje/kwaa093/5847586
OK who ya gonna believe?
This from a politically motivated deep state operative
or this from ScienceDirect International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924857920300881#bib0055
and this:
Thanks for these latest information on Hydroxychloroquine. It will be worth posting in another FR thread!!
Thanks for these latest information on Hydroxychloroquine. It will be worth posting in another FR thread!!
About 15 years ago, my primary physician said that my zinc levels were low, and suggested I take supplements. Looking at my test results over the past year, there was no measurement of zinc. I find the lack of zinc testing to be disturbing.
So I’m now taking zinc 30 mg once daily (going up to 100 mg a month from now), and manganese 10 mg once daily. My goal is to have enough zinc “on board” so that if/when I succumb to COVID-19 and take hydroxychloroquine, the zinc will already be there to help me get past the initial stages.
I know I should be adding copper — haven’t found any yet. My multivitamin has some, which should hold until I can get a supplement.
Yeah, but I read zinc builds up, so don’t take too much, unless you have a cold, or flu or something like that. I read on time if you are super low on zinc, you may have little white spots in your fingernails. That was true for me.
Whoa! That’s huge!
And some pings.
There’s a key line on page 20:
HCQ+AZ has been standard-of-care treatment at the four New York University hospitals, where a recent study showed that adding zinc sulfate to this regimen significantly cut both intubation and mortality risks by almost half (46).
So really, HCQ + AZ + zinc would seem to be indicated.
Here is a link to Reference 46 above:
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin plus zinc vs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin alone: outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.02.20080036v1
From the Article: “The doctors also say that hydroxychloroquine has been proven safe for over 50 years for use under doctor’s supervision and they welcome a spirited debate from all qualified sides, not just typical network contributors.”
We were given hydroxychloroquine when I was in the service in Korea. It was in a bottle on every table in the mess hall, right next to the salt and pepper. There was a sign telling us how many and how often. We were not under a doctor’s supervision in any way. Makes one wonder just how much of this is media/democrat hype.
From the Article: “The doctors also say that hydroxychloroquine has been proven safe for over 50 years for use under doctor’s supervision and they welcome a spirited debate from all qualified sides, not just typical network contributors.”
We were given hydroxychloroquine when I was in the service in Korea. It was in a bottle on every table in the mess hall, right next to the salt and pepper. There was a sign telling us how many and how often. We were not under a doctor’s supervision in any way. Makes one wonder just how much of this is media/democrat hype.
Successful treatments mean less demand for a new vaccine.
Something to keep in mind.
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