I would say your news is lying to you. I've never known anyone to die of a heart attack who was using Plaquenil in a situation much like a prophylactic experiment. None of us who are autoimmune and in Plaquenil have COVID-19. No one is dying from the medication. I am certain all these claims of heart disease are greatly exaggerated. I'm an old lady taking it, and I have had no reactions or side effects. Of the 900 people in my RA group, representing thousands of years of being on the drug, I've heard of only one case of vision damage, and not a single case of heart issues.
Further, you need to understand how it was discovered that Hydroxychloroquine was useful as a prophylactic. It was in China when the epidemic first started and moved quickly. All kinds of people were being hit by the virus. But doctors realized no one with lupus had gotten sick. They did some studies and every one of the people who had lupus were fine on Plaquenil. Other studies showed the same. I heard about this months ago. It was a big worry for the RA community, because it would mean less Plaquenil available for our diseases. In fact, I just read in my group today, that people in Quebec are being refused filling their prescriptions. We are fine, and I have a lot of it, but B.C. has few cases compared to Quebec. And Quebec's COVID-19 infection rate, along with Ontario is increasing rapidly. So, they could be saving it for using it.
At any rate, I know you are a strong Democrat, I have no oar in this game. I will not be voting for the next president. That makes me a bit more objective. You can hate Trump all you want, but his science is not wrong. If you don't like the way he talks, that's your right. But what he is saying about Plaquenil is true. Plaquenil does cure people, and it works prophylactically AND it is not dangerous.
And no amount of politics can change those facts!
Further, you need to understand how it was discovered that Hydroxychloroquine was useful as a prophylactic. It was in China when the epidemic first started and moved quickly. All kinds of people were being hit by the virus. But doctors realized no one with lupus had gotten sick. They did some studies and every one of the people who had lupus were fine on Plaquenil. Other studies showed the same. I heard about this months ago. It was a big worry for the RA community, because it would mean less Plaquenil available for our diseases. In fact, I just read in my group today, that people in Quebec are being refused filling their prescriptions. We are fine, and I have a lot of it, but B.C. has few cases compared to Quebec. And Quebec's COVID-19 infection rate, along with Ontario is increasing rapidly. So, they could be saving it for using it.
At any rate, I know you are a strong Democrat, I have no oar in this game. I will not be voting for the next president. That makes me a bit more objective. You can hate Trump all you want, but his science is not wrong. If you don't like the way he talks, that's your right. But what he is saying about Plaquenil is true. Plaquenil does cure people, and it works prophylactically AND it is not dangerous.
And no amount of politics can change those facts!