THE METHODOLOGY:
Boulware’s study involved 821 people in the United States and Canada living with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 or at high risk of getting it because of their job — doctors, nurses, ambulance workers who had significant exposure to a sick patient while not wearing full protective gear.
They were randomly assigned to get either the nutrient folate as a placebo or hydroxychloroquine for five days, starting within four days of their exposure. Neither they nor others involved in the research knew who was getting which pills.
After 14 days in the study, 12% on the drug developed COVID-19 symptoms versus 14% in the placebo group, but the difference is so small it could have occurred by chance, Boulware said.
“There’s basically no effect. It does not prevent infection,” he said of the drug. Even if it were to give some slim advantage, “we’d want a much larger effect” to justify its use and risk of side effects for preventing illness, he said.
I don’t believe anyone said hcq prevents infection. I think the hope was hcq would lessen the severity of infection.
Was it Hydroxychloroquine alone? Was it Hydroxychloroquine with Zinc and Azithromyicin? Worthless reporting ona probably worthless “study” that likely used just Hydroxychloroquine.
These people are evil.
[[Even if it were to give some slim advantage, “we’d want a much larger effect” to justify its use and risk of side effects for preventing illness,]]
Take aspirin instead- ooops- nm it’s far more dangerous than HCQ ever thought of being-
By my math, it reduces the chances of contracting COVID-19 by 17%.
According to the CDC, the flu vaccine was 19% effective in 2014-2015.