You wrote that many characters but could read the first three sentences of my post? :/
Viruses are resistant to many medications, and it can't be "stopped" with anything less than a vaccine. That doesn't mean it can't be treated.
Chloroquine and Lopinavir are both being tested and show preliminary success at treating COVID-19. I'm not sure how pharmacology is done in the US at this level, but if there's a block on chloroquine being used to treat COVID-19 cases then that block should be removed quickly by the CDC as the currently ongoing trials for chloroquine show positive results. Not sure why doctors wouldn't be allowed to use it, but again, not that knowledgeable.
We can both definitely agree that China's kneejerk reaction of HIDING the outbreak and trying to sweep it under the rug has led to a much worse outcome. They seem to be leaning on the idea that quarantining an entire fucking city is the proper way to handle outbreaks instead of learning their lesson and not suppressing people trying to help with the disastrous spread of a new virus...
You wrote that many characters but could read the first three sentences of my post? :/
Viruses are resistant to many medications, and it can't be "stopped" with anything less than a vaccine. That doesn't mean it can't be treated.
Chloroquine and Lopinavir are both being tested and show preliminary success at treating COVID-19. I'm not sure how pharmacology is done in the US at this level, but if there's a block on chloroquine being used to treat COVID-19 cases then that block should be removed quickly by the CDC as the currently ongoing trials for chloroquine show positive results. Not sure why doctors wouldn't be allowed to use it, but again, not that knowledgeable.
We can both definitely agree that China's kneejerk reaction of HIDING the outbreak and trying to sweep it under the rug has led to a much worse outcome. They seem to be leaning on the idea that quarantining an entire fucking city is the proper way to handle outbreaks instead of learning their lesson and not suppressing people trying to help with the disastrous spread of a new virus...