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sustainable_saltmine 7 points ago +7 / -0

It's safe when used for short periods, and its damn effective if you DON'T FUCKING WAIT TIL YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE AND TRY TO CRAM IT IN A DYING PATIENT'S MOUTH WHILE THEY CRASH!
It's not a "Hail Mary" last resort, it's a first line treatment for people showing more severe symptoms. Of course it's not going to work if you wait til you're backed into a corner.

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ValerieFlame 5 points ago +5 / -0

We have a family member that would be dead without it. This is the most appalling political show. If I had a corona virus death in the family I would sue over the lack of this treatment. Fortunately our family member was given this treatment albeit right before she would have been put on a vent.

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BurniePanders 5 points ago +5 / -0

I mean, people take it long- term for lupus or to prevent malaria, but I'm supposed to believe it's a grave threat when used against a disease that's also supposed to be a grave threat

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Marina 5 points ago +5 / -0

How many people died Listening to the Fake News and the Blue Rat Governors banning its use

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thewild1one 5 points ago +5 / -0

HCQ is given out like candy to anyone traveling to any area of the world that might even have the slightest risk of malaria and has been for 50 years.

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RandomBoomer 3 points ago +3 / -0

I took this drug in the exact same dose as recommended for CCP virus but I was taking it for auto-immune arthritis.

After a couple of weeks I got the occasional squirts. Otherwise regarding adverse effects, I would not even have know I was taking a drug.

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Gramma53 2 points ago +2 / -0

Been taking it 2 yrs. Still here.

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Proud_American 1 point ago +2 / -1

It’s the same issue for all diseases with an extremely low mortality rate. Finding treatments that work beyond anecdotal evidence requires testing a large number of people in controlled trials.

If the death rate is truly .5%, attributing any treatment to recovery won’t be clear for a long time.

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DisgustedByMisleadia 0 points ago +3 / -3

They must have relaxed the requirements for enrolling in the trial.

A month ago, they were requiring a positive test for COVID-19 to participate, and at that point it was difficult to get a test unless you were in the hospital.