Study of Trump-Promoted Coronavirus Drug Finds More Deaths, No Benefit

[SouthernCal_Dem]

Source: Daily Beast

The anti-malaria drug flogged over and over again by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus treatment didn't help veterans who got it, according to a new government-funded study.

The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed but was backed by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia, is the latest evidence that hydroxychloroquine is not the magic bullet that Trump and his allies suggested it was.


"In this study, we found no evidence that use of hydroxychloroquine, either with or without azithromycin, reduced the risk of mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized with Covid-19," the authors wrote.

In fact, the analysis of data from 368 patients at veterans hospitals found 28 percent of those who got it died--compared to 11 percent who received the standard treatment without the drug. And 22 percent of the patients who got hydroxychloroquine plus the antibiotic azithromycin died.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/study-of-hydroxychloroquine-trump-promoted-coronavirus-drug-finds-more-deaths

[LisaM]

1. This is bad news, and ought to make for an interesting press briefing today.

Mr. I Accept No Blame will certainly not accept any wrongdoing here.

[ZZenith]

2. "More deaths, no benefit."

The Trump administration in four words.

[mr_lebowski]

6. That is genius right there :) nt

[ZZenith]

7. Ha!

Takes one to know one.

[cstanleytech]

3. Hardly surprising as we all knew Trump was lying through his false teeth. nt

[volstork]

4. Quelle surprise.

Everything he touches dies.

[thesquanderer]

5. "What do you have to lose" (n/t)

[mr_lebowski]

8. "Mr. Trump what do you have to say about the result of this government study showing HCQ is not

only ineffective at treating COVID-19, but that it appears to INCREASE the death rate slightly?"

IQ45: "First off, that's a nasty question. Very nasty. Secondly from what I heard these Deep State scientists didn't even TELL these brave veterans that they were receiving the treatment that their Commander In Chief had recommended! Can you believe it? Didn't even tell them they were getting hydroxychloroquine! Something about a 'blind study' or something. You know who's blind? The FAKE NEWS! Next Question!"

[Shermann]

9. Next question goes to the real news...OANN!!

[iluvtennis]

10. At today's Covid-19 presser, he said he knew nothing about the results of the study. LIAR. nt

[Shermann]

11. He may have actually been honest

FXN and OANN probably skipped over that bit of fake news.

[iluvtennis]

14. LOL.... nt

[Lonestarblue]

12. I wonder if those veterans knew they were being guinea pigs.

I think it was France that had already shown no benefit from the drug.

[tclambert]

13. So Dr. Trump's advice makes it worse. No, not surprised.

It goes with his personal theme of making everything worse.