Giles wrote:As previously pointed out, HCQ can have various serious side effects, meaning that giving this drug to lots and lots of people is only justifiable, or indeed defensible, if it's so provenly efficacious as to outweigh these disadvantages. Which is not yet the case. If it is efficacious for Covid-19 (which would be great), then this may be demonstrated through clearly structured, peer-reviewed clinical trials or reviews, NOT through anecdotal evidence or gut feelings (often from dubious sources).
If HCQ were known to have no hazardous or serious side effects whatsoever, there would probably (?) be nothing wrong with lots of people taking it as a prophylaxis even without any evidence. As long as they didn't then assume that they were safe from infection and behave accordingly. Which however many probably would, putting us back to square one...
- What's not to understand here...?
studies that have been done and ongoing
69 studies (41 peer reviewed)
Global HCQ studies. PrEP, PEP, and early treatment studies show high effectiveness, while late treatment shows mixed results.
Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) studies are positive. One study reports a lack of significance, but analysis shows significance, see detailed explanation. Positive/negative effects vary in nature, degree, and certainty, please read the papers or descriptions thereof for more details.
https://c19study.com