CIA Warns Employees About Drug Trump Touted

[RandySF]

“The CIA has privately advised its workforce that taking an anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and some of his supporters as a promising treatment for the novel coronavirus has potentially dangerous side effects, including sudden death,” the Washington Post reports.


https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/13/cia-warns-employees-about-drug-trump-touted/

[mr_lebowski]

1. It's heartwarming, really ...

There's obviously someone out there who wants to spend still more time with their family ... nice story ...

[canetoad]

2. Heart woes spur partial stop of chloroquine study for coronavirus

Milwuakee: Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested.

Chloroquine and a newer, similar drug called hydroxychloroquine, have been pushed by President Donald Trump after some very small, early tests suggested the drugs might curb the virus from entering cells.
Trump has urged the use of Hydroxychloroquine pills.

But the drugs have long been known to have potentially serious side effects, including altering the heartbeat in a way that could lead to sudden death.

The Brazilian study, in the Amazonian city of Manaus, had planned to enroll 440 severely ill COVID-19 patients to test two doses of chloroquine, but researchers reported results after only 81 had been treated.

One-fourth of those assigned to get 600 milligrams twice a day for 10 days developed heart rhythm problems, and trends suggested more deaths were occurring in that group, so scientists stopped that part of the study.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/heart-woes-spur-partial-stop-of-chloroquine-study-for-coronavirus-20200414-p54jj0.html

[Flaleftist]

3. It's good to know some in power in the CIA are not toadies.

More help may be needed in the not too distant future.

[UTUSN]

4. K&R