re: So now that we have a bonafide cure for this Corona virus can we open everything back up?

I had never heard of the drug prior to this thread, but a quick google search has me seeing that it’s having success worldwide, in 10 minutes I’ve read success stories from Australia, Oklahoma, South Korea, France, and China.

I say roll it out wide-scale and let’s get back to normal.

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No

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Yes.

It’s being used around the world now. The study reported today wasn’t the only one and wasn’t the only country to try this.

It works.

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Seems to me like if we’ve had this drug for 80 years we should know the side affects pretty well by now

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No arguments from me, man. I hope like hell it works ans gets put into circulation quickly. This whole shutdown thing sucks arse and Im ready for it to be over.

Where’d he get the other part of his name from, though?

Your link takes one to an open, ongoing study. Then study does not claim to have a cure. The article linked inside th original link makes the following statement about the treatment:
"Chloroquine can both prevent and treat coronavirus in primate cells (Figure 1 and Figure 2). According to South Korean and China human treatment guidelines, chloroquine is effective in treating COVID-19."
Can both prevent and treat in primate cells=/=cure
Chloroquien is effective in treating=/=cure. This statement came from uncited "reports" from China and S. Korea. Does anyone trustt ANYTHING China has to say about Covid-19 at this time.

I hope that hydroxychloroquine ends up being a miracle for Covid-19 infections, but what you've linked does not say that. If this info is accurate and true, it needs to get disseminated by the scientific and medical community in a trustworthy way. The info you linked is not that at this point in time. A number of MD's will not use an unproven medicine in these circumstances. If a patient deteriorates or dies w/ hydroxychloroquine being used, under these circumstances it'd be a hard case to defend from a liability standpoint. If the drug is used, it's the fault of the medicine and the Dr. who ordered it. If the drug's not used, it's the natural course of a severe illness.

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number of MD's will not use an unproven medicine in these circumstances

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This drug has been around for over 80 years and its side effects are well known. And if it's showing huge promise so far, which is true, they will be handing it out like tic tacs. We're not operating in societal norms right now. They're about to large scale rollout this stuff.

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did Tiguar say the age of said patient? just curious

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Doesnt matter. Two countries have used it (France being one) and within six days using this med in combination with erythromycin, and COVID was no longer detected in 100% of the patients

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A number of MD's will not use an unproven medicine in these circumstances. If a patient deteriorates or dies w/ hydroxychloroquine being used, under these circumstances it'd be a hard case to defend from a liability standpoint.

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As poster above said, hydroxychloroquine has been used for a helluva long time and side effects are well understood. Believe the greatest results have been achieved so far with a combination of that and Azithromycin, which is borderline over the counter. I’m lazy so I’m not gonna link every damn article, but along with the peer reviewed study headed by the Stanford hombre where 40 for 40 patients were cured, results from several places are suggesting success using the drug as well.

Its okay to be a little bit optimistic fellas.

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My guess/hope: FDA announces tomorrow that this is now “on label” for treatment of Coronavirus......health care workers start getting it prophalactically as well as everyone over say 70 and of course those already infected

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It's promising as hell, but those calling it a "cure" and saying stuff like the above aren't understanding this.

It doesn't cure the coronavirus or do anything preventative as far as catching it in humans so far, it simply cuts the recovery time down by about half as well as the time period it can be transmitted from a sick individual (in laymans terms).

So while it's promising as far as cutting down recovery time and turning over ICU beds quicker, it doesn't do much for the general public as far as slowing the spread (other than treating already infected individuals quicker, thus cutting their time spent possibly transmitting the disease down some).

It's by no means an excuse to drop all the measures in place and go back to "the way we were before," but it's good news that'll most likely help slow down the transmission rate and keep our hospitals in better shape in a lot of ways.

I also think the economy will start to bounce back when/if this is confirmed and announced. People need the reassurance right now.

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It's by no means an excuse to drop all the measures in place and go back to "the way we were before," but it's good news that'll most likely help slow down the transmission rate and keep our hospitals in better shape in a lot of ways.

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I thought the whole reason we were doing all this bullshite was to help the hospitals?

If this cuts down on that, why can’t we go back to normal?