Originally Posted by
tallpilot
Not only do the studies omit zinc and use too much HCQ, they are performed on hospitalized patients. The HCQ, z-pack, zinc cocktail is best used at the first onset of symptoms to slow replication. Giving it to someone 5 minutes before putting her on a ventilator then claiming it didn't work borders on fraud.
If it slows replication reliably it might also be useful as a prophylactic for people with possible exposure. That would be extremely useful for getting things back to normal.
But it sure wouldn't be as profitable as some patented concoction that could be sold for extortionate prices.
You do realize every drug has been evaluated on vent patients right? So it’s not fraud it was the design of the study. Dexo was given to people on vents and cut deaths by a third. Sure it may have some value at some point but for now it has failed. So find me a double blind study that says it has any benefit early. Preferably with thousands of patients and robust control group. Studies or it did not happen.