Don't they need to take the z-packs with it to attack the pneumonia causing bacteria that inflames the lungs? Everything I've seen or read says it's a three-prong attack. HCQ, z-packs and zinc.
Trump pills are the combination of all three, yes. This study was designed to make HCQ fail, and should have no bearing on anything since "right to try" law was passed.
To say pneumonia in this disease is a result of bacterial infection is incorrect. Many other things from the virus wreak havoc with human lungs, no bacteria needed. We don't really know why azithromycin helps, it's just a guess that all it does is attacks a secondary bacterial infection that's being opportunistic in a person that's severely sick. It might do other things too, nobody knows. HCQ might do things other than being a zinc ionophore too, nobody knows. It has long been known that HCQ has some antiviral properties; they've been hiding that fact.
Nobody knows why HCQ works with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis either, but it does. And nobody interferes with Drs prescribing it.
I'm not sure the z-packs are for bacteria, as most modern bacteria are resistant to z-packs. I think z-packs are another ionophore but I have to check, there might be a second mechanism going on.
Also you want to give the HCQ+Zinc early in the phase of pneumonia, or else it's too late and too much damage done.
The hypothesis should be refined as "if you test positive for antibodies using the 5-minute test, go on a 1-week regimen of HCQ+Zinc. It should reduce the chance of pneumonia". An entire study on that should take less than 1 month.
Note that most of the bad side effects of HCQ are for the months it takes to attack malaria parasites, not one week.
That was the first thing I checked when I read the stupid paper
Stupid asinine "one variable at a time" researchers.
The hypothesis is: An ionophore (like HCQ) helps zinc ions pass into cells reducing viral replication.
TEST THE DAMNED HYPOTHESIS NOT A SINGLE CHEMICAL
This! Its the damn zinc that does the work. Just softening the cells without it is pointless.
Don't they need to take the z-packs with it to attack the pneumonia causing bacteria that inflames the lungs? Everything I've seen or read says it's a three-prong attack. HCQ, z-packs and zinc.
Trump pills are the combination of all three, yes. This study was designed to make HCQ fail, and should have no bearing on anything since "right to try" law was passed.
To say pneumonia in this disease is a result of bacterial infection is incorrect. Many other things from the virus wreak havoc with human lungs, no bacteria needed. We don't really know why azithromycin helps, it's just a guess that all it does is attacks a secondary bacterial infection that's being opportunistic in a person that's severely sick. It might do other things too, nobody knows. HCQ might do things other than being a zinc ionophore too, nobody knows. It has long been known that HCQ has some antiviral properties; they've been hiding that fact.
Nobody knows why HCQ works with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis either, but it does. And nobody interferes with Drs prescribing it.
I'm not sure the z-packs are for bacteria, as most modern bacteria are resistant to z-packs. I think z-packs are another ionophore but I have to check, there might be a second mechanism going on.
Also you want to give the HCQ+Zinc early in the phase of pneumonia, or else it's too late and too much damage done.
The hypothesis should be refined as "if you test positive for antibodies using the 5-minute test, go on a 1-week regimen of HCQ+Zinc. It should reduce the chance of pneumonia". An entire study on that should take less than 1 month.
Note that most of the bad side effects of HCQ are for the months it takes to attack malaria parasites, not one week.