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Flawed coronavirus studies (view source)
Revision as of 01:55, August 8, 2020
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*Not having a large enough sample size to achieve statistical significance.
*Not having a large enough sample size to achieve statistical significance.
Depending on which study the media cites to discourage the use [[hydroxychloroquine]], the studies have one or more of these flaws.
Depending on which study the media cites to discourage the use of [[hydroxychloroquine]], the studies have one or more of these flaws.
== The VA study ==
== The VA study ==
*Implausible ratios of chloroquine to hydroxychloroquine use<ref name=JamesWatson/>
*Implausible ratios of chloroquine to hydroxychloroquine use<ref name=JamesWatson/>
*Mean daily doses of hydroxychloroquine that are 100 mg higher than FDA recommendations.<ref name=JamesWatson>[https://zenodo.org/record/3862789#.Xw5L2xOSlEb An open letter to Mehra et al and The Lancet] by James Watson (May 28, 2020) 10.5281/zenodo.3862788 </ref>
*Mean daily doses of hydroxychloroquine that are 100 mg higher than FDA recommendations.<ref name=JamesWatson>[https://zenodo.org/record/3862789#.Xw5L2xOSlEb An open letter to Mehra et al and The Lancet] by James Watson (May 28, 2020) 10.5281/zenodo.3862788 </ref>
==The RECOVERY Trial==
One of the most commonly cited studies by the media is the UK's RECOVERY trial. This trial gave the drug in hospitalized patients which is a bit late to be giving the drug, although studies such as the ones conducted at Mount Sanai hospital and the Henry Ford hospital system have shown that [[hydroxychloroquine]] can reduce the number of deaths in those patients by about 50%. The RECOVERY trial's biggest flaw was that it used toxic levels of the drug... the maximum recommended dose for [[hydroxychloroquine]] is 800 mg per day<ref>[https://www.drugs.com/dosage/hydroxychloroquine.html Hydroxychloroquine Dosage] (Jun 15, 2020) ''Drugs.com''</ref> and the RECOVERY trial used a daily dose of 2400 mg<ref name =Recovery>[https://www.recoverytrial.net/files/protocol-archive/recovery-protocol-v6-0-2020-05-14.pdf/@@download Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY)] by Peter Horby et al. Version 6 (2020-05-14)</ref>, a dose that is three times higher! When one of the lead researchers, Martin Landray, was asked why he used such a high dose in his trial, he said "the chosen dosage is in line with the dosages used for other diseases such as amoebic dysentery." That actually isn't correct... hydroxy''chloroquine'' isn't used to treat amoebic dysentery. Diiodohydroxy''quinoline'' is. This has lead to speculation that the doctors of the RECOVERY trial confused the two drugs.<ref name =Changingtimes>[https://changingtimes.media/2020/06/21/covid-19-hydroxychloroquine-treatment-rejected-by-giants-of-the-global-health-establishment/ Covid-19: hydroxychloroquine treatment rejected by giants of the global health establishment] by Annette Gartland (June 21, 2020) ''Changing Times''</ref><ref name =FranceSoir1>[http://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/recovery-trial-brexit-and-overdose Recovery trial: Brexit and overdose] by The Citizens’ Collective for ''FranceSoir'' (May 8, 2020) ''FranceSoir''</ref><ref name=CMOutrage>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnS4MbRribw&list=PLRgTUN1zz_oeQpnJxpeaEkFimDeepqyWf&t=2035 Outrage! Why The US Gov't Lied To Us About Masks] by Dr. Chris Martenson (Jun 16, 2020) ''PeakProsperity''</ref>
==References==
==References==