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Re:First hydroxychloroquine randomized controlled trial: res... by antonvs on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @03:19AM (#22672758)
> The happy dream is maybe hydroxychloroquine has prophylactic tendencies since it is something people can take long term to be at a substantially lower risk vs catching COVID.

It's an immune system inhibitor, so this seems like a bad plan.

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Re:First hydroxychloroquine randomized controlled trial: res... by rdtsc on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @07:21AM (#22673899)
> It's an immune system inhibitor, so this seems like a bad plan.

Not unless the cytokine storm is what ends up killing the patient in the end.

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21176783/coronavirus-covid-19-...

Then it may be a good idea. The immune system is a very complex _system_ so some parts may be active and some parts suppressed at the same time and that may be what’s need for the fastest recovery.

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Re:First hydroxychloroquine randomized controlled trial: res... by mygo on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @09:18PM (#22681018)
often times your immune system kicking into overdrive is what kills you — not the virus itself.
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