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Originally Posted by blueash
Lots to unpack here.
Not necessary for mild cases but rather for severe cases
Both reports starting this thread are of doctors using these medications in mild cases. There reports both claim that using it in mild cases seems to prevent the disease from becoming severe. So your statement that it should only been used in severe cases would seem to be contrary to what these doctors are doing.
Every single news channel has pointed out that the cocktail being used is showing great potential
The news channels have mostly been extremely cautious in their reporting, being careful to differentiate between showing potential and warning viewers that the information is anecdotal and thus there is no proof of efficacy.
Hydroxychloroquine and Covid-19: an explainer - CNN Is a nice balanced presentation.
One network has been far more positive in its presentation and IMO not giving its viewers a balanced approach as it rarely explains the need for better studies. You can watch the linked report earlier in this thread and you will hearing nothing about cautious interpretation of the data.
Vents are good for two or three days
I'm not sure of the point you are making. Vents are good at keeping you alive far longer than 3 days. I have seen no data suggesting that if you are not off the vent in 3 days that this is a critical point beyond which recovery is nearly impossible. In a study published yesterday from Italy, the average time in ICU of those who were discharged alive was 8 days.
"If someone in dire straits wants to try this therapy, I applaud their decision and would do the same thing"
I agree with that. I might opt for remdesivir if I could get it. |
You can be on a vent for a long time but beyond 3 days, the odds are that you’re not coming off and someone will need to pull the proverbial plug. Being in ICU does not automatically mean you are on a vent. There are other assisted breathing devices used first. The patient to be vented is put into a coma like state to facilitate insertion of tubes and remains in that state to stop them from trying to remove. Sounds swell to me. I’ll take the drug cocktail thank you.