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Re:Has the Covid-19 response gone too far? by ericb on Thursday March 19, 2020 @10:02PM (#22633831)
If the recent study that 90% of people can be virus free after 6 days of hydroxy choloroquine and azithromycin holds up, it seems like we could get through things much quicker than all that.
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Re:Has the Covid-19 response gone too far? by DougN7 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @11:41PM (#22634593)
Let’s hope that works, and that we have enough to go around to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Re:Has the Covid-19 response gone too far? by blaser-waffle on Friday March 20, 2020 @09:41AM (#22637408)
choloroquine is not a trivial drug. large amounts of it can have ugly side effects and can be quite toxic. exposing everyone to the virus and then slamming them with choloroquine is not a viable option.
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Re:Has the Covid-19 response gone too far? by ericb on Friday March 20, 2020 @09:40PM (#22643506)
Agreed, but most of the side effects go away once you stop treatment, or only occur with long term use.
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