Posted on 04/29/2020 1:39:26 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
Istanbul — Turkey has the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, with more than 117,000 confirmed infections. More than 3,000 people have died. But the government claims to have a lower fatality rate than the global average estimated by the World Health Organization at over 3%.
The Turkish government imposed weekend-only lockdowns and banned only those under the age of 20 and over 65 from leaving their homes during the week, in an effort to limit the economic impact of the pandemic.
Turkey's Ministry of Health says the relatively low death toll is thanks to treatment protocols in the country, which involve two existing drugs — the controversial anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine touted by President Trump, and Japanese antiviral favipiravir.
"Doctors prescribe hydroxychloroquine to everyone who is tested positive for coronavirus" Dr. Sema Turan, a member of the Turkish government's coronavirus advisory board, told CBS News. Hospitalized patients may be given favipiravir as well if they encounter breathing problems, she said.
Turan said the combination of drugs appeared to "delay or eliminate the need for intensive care for patients." But it's important to note that Turkey's use of the drug is not a clinically controlled trial; there's no control group of patients not given the medication to compare the results against.
Clinical trials have been underway in the U.S. and elsewhere, but the results aren't yet clear. Preliminary studies on hydroxychloroquine have yielded uninspiring results thus far.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus patients, but has warned it should only be used in clinical trials or under the close observation of doctors, citing an observed risk of heart complications.
Well at least they didn't put "controversial" in the title
People are dying in the USA because of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, Contoversial Touting or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
According to a report by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), to date, the total number of reported patients treated with HCQ, with or without zinc and the widely used antibiotic azithromycin, is 2,333. In observational data from China, France, South Korea, Algeria, and the U.S. Of these, 2,137 or 91.6 percent improved clinically. There were 63 deaths, all but 11 in a single retrospective report from the Veterans Administration where the patients were severely ill.
Wonder why they have only treated 2333 using these drugs!!!
“but has warned it should only be used in clinical trials or under the close observation of doctors,”
First off, I was not aware I could just walk into the pharmacy and pick up HCQ. Oh that is right, I need a prescription to get it. So, that line is BS. Second, when they were handing this stuff out like popcorn during WW2 in the pacific, I missed the news reels that had each military member being observed by a physician.
“Oh that is right, I need a prescription to get it. “
Depends on the country. In Mexico you can buy all sorts of meds over the counter that require prescriptions here in the US. Who knows about Turkey.
The lead in to the sentence cited the FDA. The FDA provides guidance in the US. So, to obtain the drug in the US, regardless of what they do in Mexico, Turkey, or elsewhere is not germane. So, we need a prescription here.
good compilation of HCQ and AZ studies
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1545C_dJWMIAgqeLEsfo2U8Kq5WprDuARXrJl6N1aDjY/preview
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