[HangnJudge]

...then HCQ is protective

Or Lupus/Rheumatoid Arthritis/Autoimmune disorders are protective
Or some other thing is related

Avoid post hoc, ergo propter hoc statements
But yes, it is encouraging news

[RedMonqey]

"Or Lupus/Rheumatoid Arthritis/Autoimmune disorders are protective"

If that is the case, then it is a blessing.(I have RA)

The only good thing to come out of having this infernal disorder.

And no, I don't have the Wuhan Flu(crossed fingers) but neither do I take HCQ

[Pearls Before Swine]

Or Lupus/Rheumatoid Arthritis/Autoimmune disorders are protective
Or some other thing is related

I agree with your logical correction. It is conceivable, absent any other knowledge on my part, that the state of immune upset in lupus might be the protective cause rather than the drug itself.

A study of dosages and effects will elucidate that. Unless, everyone just forgets about this after the level of infection dies down, and the research interest dies down.