And there is absolutely no evidence it hurts either...
Did you read any or all of that article? Pretty much all of it was saying that there is no true evidence that it helps (yet), and definite evidence that it hurts some people with certain issues, which also makes up most of the people in the ICUs.
Yes... I've also seen other doc's say the opposite and listened to people who recovered via the treatment, say they were happy to receive it.
Just prior to that article coming out, the pharmaceutical company(Novartis) that employ's Derek Lowe (The chemist that wrote the article) committed to donate 130million doses of hydroxychloroquine to whoever needs it, "should it prove effective in treating COVID-19"
Interesting that a company commits to donate it's entire inventory of a certain drug "IF it works" only to have an employee of said company write a blog the very next day claiming it doesn't work... (thus possibly limiting the chance they have to make good on their pledge) Timing and intent are everything....
Something else to keep in mind... A course of the combo (Plaquenil + Z-pak) everyone is arguing over, can purchased from Walmart pharmacy for a bit over $100 with coupon. The immunotherapy options we keep hearing about as "more promising", cost a lot more... probably $10-20k (Hard to judge price, as many immunotherapy comparatives are mostly cancer related, & run $150k a year and up...) Funny how only the most expensive options, are always the only "acceptable" winners....
