Posted on 10/10/2023 1:12:38 PM PDT by NorthMountain
People who took hydroxychloroquine in combination with another drug while hospitalized with COVID-19 were less likely to die than those who didn't, according to a new study.
Hydroxychloroquine, which is widely used against malaria and arthritis, was given to hundreds of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Belgium. Thousands of others didn't receive the drug.
Researchers examined records from 352 adults hospitalized in AZ Groeninge Hospital in Kortrijk, Belgium. All patients tested positive for COVID-19 or had results from CT scans that suggested COVID-19 was present. Patients received hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin, an antibiotic. They were scanned before and after treatment.
Researchers compared the results of the record analysis with a control group of 3,533 people hospitalized across Belgium with COVID-19 from March 14, 2020, to May 24, 2020. The people didn't receive hydroxychloroquine but did receive standard of care.
Twenty-eight days following the diagnosis of COVID-19, 59 people treated with hydroxychloroquine had died. The mortality percentage, or 16.7 percent, was lower than the 25.9 percentage in the control group.
Researchers found patients who received hydroxychloroquine were more likely to survive even after adjusting for age and other factors.
"Our study suggests that, despite the controversy surrounding its use, treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin remains a viable option," Dr. Gert Meeus, a nephrologist with AZ Groeninge Hospital, and other researchers wrote.
The study was published by the journal New Microbes and New Infections. Limitations include the retrospective nature of the study and differences between the treatment and control groups, including the former being younger on average. Authors declared no conflicts of interest or funding. The research adds to a mixed dataset on hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19.
Some other studies have found that hydroxychloroquine recipients were less likely to die, including a study that analyzed records from a health system in Michigan. Many of the positive findings concerned hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin.
“Hydroxychloroquine Reduces COVID-19 Mortality, Study Finds”
“We, of course, knew that, as that is what research and testing showed. The problem was an election was coming up and this played into the hands of the existing Administration.”
(what the FDA would say if they DID NOT think they could get away with lying)
Horse medicine right? Or was that Ivermectin? Maybe injecting some bleach?
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“Don’t take that - YOU’LL DIE!”
We have been hearing of this medical cure since early in the pandemic. Has the actual mortality rate for those treated is?? I suspect it is close to zero.
I could be wrong, but I believe I recall and orange man saying that very thing in 2020. Hmmmm....
Fauci was anti this treatment big time...and I do believe it was totally POLITICAL.
“Trump says drink Clorox”.
Remember that lie?
My wife has been taking hydroxycycline for decades. It’s a vital medication for an acute condition she has.
She was hospitalized in 2020 for Covid. They refused to let her take her HCQ. I think they were afraid it would make her better.
Yes. I remember a lot of lies. I also remember lies about how great the mRNA injections are, and how wonderful it was that they were “developed” at “warp speed”.
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Knew that from first hand experience in February, 2021 when I caught the Wuhan. Hydroxy + Prednisone + a z-pack got me back on my feet rapidly. No after effects and no recurrence.
And no trust in the mainstream medical system since....
“It’s horse medicine” is the lie about Ivermectin.
“It will absolutely destroy your heart” is the lie about Hydroxychloroquine.
“Trump wants you to inject bleach” was a lie about Trump.
thank your Dr. Zelenko (RIP) your protocol(s) helped save a bunch of us in 2020 and later from going to the hospital and dying under death care.
FDA approved it and then back tracked.
Yeah but he also told people to inject bleach into their veins. /s
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