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There is no reason for the antiviral drugs remdesivir and HCQ to be mentioned in an article about the steroid dexamethasone unless one was trying to make a comprehensive analysis of the medical literature, which this article wasn't doing.  If one wanted to add context, then the author could have instead talked about the closely related drug methylprednasone and the MATH+ protocol.  And, in order to inform the reader, one could explain that the MATH+ protocol has a 6.6% mortality rate in one hospital and a 3.3% mortality rate in another<ref name=MATH/> whereas the RECOVERY trial is rocking a 41% mortality rate among patients on a ventilator, 25% mortality rate among those on oxygen therapy, and a 13% mortality rate on those patients who did not require respiratory intervention.<ref name=Recovery2/>   

There is no reason for the antiviral drugs remdesivir and HCQ to be mentioned in an article about the steroid dexamethasone unless one was trying to make a comprehensive analysis of the medical literature, which this article wasn't doing.  If one wanted to add context, then the author could have instead talked about the closely related drug methylprednasone and the MATH+ protocol.  And, in order to inform the reader, one could explain that the MATH+ protocol has a 6.6% mortality rate in one hospital and a 3.3% mortality rate in another<ref name=MATH/> whereas the RECOVERY trial is rocking a 41% mortality rate among patients on a ventilator, 25% mortality rate among those on oxygen therapy, and a 13% mortality rate on those patients who did not require respiratory intervention.<ref name=Recovery2/>   

==="The Worldwide Leader in <s>Public Deception</s> <s>Advertising</s> News"===

==="The Worldwide Leader in News"===

Dr. Chris Martenson, a pathologist and YouTube podcaster, provided another example of how the media has covered HCQ, this time from CNN and their Senior Medical Correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen.  The first article she wrote, ''Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19,''  was published at 4:57 PM ET on Monday, May 11.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/11/health/hydroxychloroquine-doesnt-work-coronavirus/index.html Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19] by Elizabeth Cohen (4:57 PM ET, Mon May 11, 2020)''CNN''</ref>  That was prime time news coverage and the article covered Rosenburg's retrospective study. The second article she wrote, "Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better," covered the Henry Ford study's results and was published at 11:24 PM on Thursday, July 2 (right before July 4 celebrations).<ref name =CMFord/>  Apparently that title and publishing time wasn't enough so CNN updated the article on July 3, 1:31 PM so that it reads "Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have boosted survival, but other researchers have doubts" and they added some criticisms, such as screening patients for HCQ risk factors may have skewed the results.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-detroit-study/index.html Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have boosted survival, but other researchers have doubts] by Maggie Fox, Andrea Kane, and Elizabeth Cohen (1:31 PM ET, Fri July 3, 2020) ''CNN''</ref>  That is a valid point, and one needed for balance, but no such "balanced" treatment was given to the New York study.  If the author had added a counterpoint from other scientists, it would read something like this:

Dr. Chris Martenson, a pathologist and YouTube podcaster, provided another example of how the media has covered HCQ, this time from CNN and their Senior Medical Correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen.  The first article she wrote, ''Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19,''  was published at 4:57 PM ET on Monday, May 11.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/11/health/hydroxychloroquine-doesnt-work-coronavirus/index.html Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19] by Elizabeth Cohen (4:57 PM ET, Mon May 11, 2020)''CNN''</ref>  That was prime time news coverage and the article covered Rosenburg's retrospective study. The second article she wrote, "Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better," covered the Henry Ford study's results and was published at 11:24 PM on Thursday, July 2 (right before July 4 celebrations).<ref name =CMFord/>  Apparently that title and publishing time wasn't enough so CNN updated the article on July 3, 1:31 PM so that it reads "Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have boosted survival, but other researchers have doubts" and they added some criticisms, such as screening patients for HCQ risk factors may have skewed the results.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-detroit-study/index.html Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have boosted survival, but other researchers have doubts] by Maggie Fox, Andrea Kane, and Elizabeth Cohen (1:31 PM ET, Fri July 3, 2020) ''CNN''</ref>  That is a valid point, and one needed for balance, but no such "balanced" treatment was given to the New York study.  If the author had added a counterpoint from other scientists, it would read something like this:

As of August 1, 2020, CNN's coverage of the VA study also made no attempt at "balance".<ref>[ https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/health/hydroxychloroquine-veterans-study/index.html] by Elizabeth Cohen and Dr. Minali Nigam (9:46 PM ET, Tue April 21, 2020) ''CNN''</ref> Heck, they didn't even bother to update their article on Surgisphere's study even though ''The Lancet'' had retracted it.<ref name=CNNSurg/>

As of August 1, 2020, CNN's coverage of the VA study also made no attempt at "balance".<ref>[ https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/health/hydroxychloroquine-veterans-study/index.html] by Elizabeth Cohen and Dr. Minali Nigam (9:46 PM ET, Tue April 21, 2020) ''CNN''</ref> Heck, they didn't even bother to update their article on Surgisphere's study even though ''The Lancet'' had retracted it.<ref name=CNNSurg/>

===The media truly hates HCQ=== .

===The media truly hates HCQ===

On July 28, 2020, Dr. Stella Immanuel promoted HCQ in a video that went viral, but what is more telling than her belief in the virtues of HCQ was the social and news media's response to it.   

On July 28, 2020, Dr. Stella Immanuel promoted HCQ in a video that went viral, but what is more telling than her belief in the virtues of HCQ was the social and news media's response to it.   

*Twitter banned Donald Trump Jr.'s account for his posting of the video and deleted Donald Trump's retweet of it.<ref name=Federalist>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/28/donald-trump-jr-suspended-from-twitter-over-video-promoting-hydroxychloroquine/ Donald Trump Jr. Suspended From Twitter Over Video Promoting Hydroxychloroquine] by Jordan Davidson (JULY 28, 2020) ''The Federalist''</ref>  

*Twitter banned Donald Trump Jr.'s account for his posting of the video and deleted Donald Trump's retweet of it.<ref name=Federalist>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/28/donald-trump-jr-suspended-from-twitter-over-video-promoting-hydroxychloroquine/ Donald Trump Jr. Suspended From Twitter Over Video Promoting Hydroxychloroquine] by Jordan Davidson (JULY 28, 2020) ''The Federalist''</ref>  

Several news networks also contributed to the onslaught (just google Dr. Immanuel), including NBC Nightly News which incorporated ad hominem attacks against Dr. Immanuel and America's Frontline Doctors rather than any in-depth analysis of the science (apparently Dr. Anthony Fauci's medical opinion is the only one that matters).  The title of the news's segment was "Trump under fire for sharing coronavirus misinformation on social media,"<ref name=NBC>[https://news.yahoo.com/trump-under-fire-sharing-coronavirus-225556651.html Trump under fire for sharing coronavirus misinformation on social media] by Peter Alexander (July 28, 2020, 4:55 PM) ''NBC Nightly News''</ref> which leads one to ask "What misinformation?"  She didn't talk about demons or the other stories that the media has used to demonize her.  Instead the essence of what she said was that she believed HCQ works based off of the results she was seeing with her patients and her staff.  How does saying that warrant the extreme measures taken by both the social media giants and the news networks?  It is not a crazy idea to believe that HCQ works as it has several scientific studies that support this conclusion, and yet Dr. Immanuel deserves to be portrayed as a lunatic for stating this belief?  One must ask oneself why?  Why has the media done this to a woman whose only crime appears to be believing in a drug that Donald Trump also happens to believe in?         

Several news networks also contributed to the onslaught (just google Dr. Immanuel), including NBC Nightly News which incorporated ad hominem attacks against Dr. Immanuel and America's Frontline Doctors rather than any in-depth analysis of the science (apparently Dr. Anthony Fauci's medical opinion is the only one that matters).  The title of the news's segment was "Trump under fire for sharing coronavirus misinformation on social media,"<ref name=NBC>[https://news.yahoo.com/trump-under-fire-sharing-coronavirus-225556651.html Trump under fire for sharing coronavirus misinformation on social media] by Peter Alexander (July 28, 2020, 4:55 PM) ''NBC Nightly News''</ref> which leads one to ask "What misinformation?"  She didn't talk about demons or the other stories that the media has used to demonize her.  Instead the essence of what she said was that she believed HCQ works based off of the results she was seeing with her patients and her staff.  How does saying that warrant the extreme measures taken by both the social media giants and the news networks?  It is not a crazy idea to believe that HCQ works as it has several scientific studies that support this conclusion, and yet Dr. Immanuel deserves to be portrayed as a lunatic for stating this belief?  One must ask oneself why?  Why has the media done this to a woman whose only crime appears to be believing in a drug that Donald Trump also happens to believe in?         

[https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/ Dr. James Todaro], a popular twitter user who was involved in exposing the Surgisphere article to be a fraud, also happens to be one of the America's Frontline Doctors featured in the video.  He provided a link of the video that, as of August 1, [https://vimeo.com/442781232 was still up on Vimeo].<ref name=Todaro>[https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/ James Todaro's twitter account] by James Todaro (July 28,2020) ''Twitter''</ref>

[https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/ Dr. James Todaro], a popular twitter user who was involved in exposing the Surgisphere article to be a fraud, also happens to be one of the America's Frontline Doctors featured in the video.  He provided a link of the video that, as of August 1, [https://vimeo.com/442781232 was still up on Vimeo].<ref name=Todaro>[https://twitter.com/JamesTodaroMD/ James Todaro's twitter account] by James Todaro (July 28,2020) ''Twitter''</ref>

 

==The future of HCQ==

==The future of HCQ==