It seems that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the latest liberal leader coming around to the idea that the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine — famously backed by President Donald Trump — may actually work for people sick with COVID-19.
Cuomo is suggesting that there’s evidence of the drug’s success against the Wuhan virus in New York City.
Hydroxychloroquine is a drug used to the both treat and prevent malaria — it’s likewise administered as a treatment for patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Trump has been touting the drug in press conferences since March 19, when discussed loosening Food and Drug Association (FDA) policy and allowing hospitals to give the drug faster to those sick with coronavirus.
If hydroxychloroquine is approved for COVID-19 treatment, doctors could hit the ground running with the drug and give it to the people who are in dire need of it.
Ever since Trump mentioned the drug has seen anecdotal success in some cases, there has been pushback in the liberal media. Press reporters and television pundits speculated about the nature of the treatment. The media attacked Trump for pushing a drug that has few studies conducted on it among coronavirus patients.
Skeptics said there’s no concrete evidence it fights off COVID-19.
Until now, that is. Gov. Cuomo admitted to The Hill that even more anecdotal evidence exists that the drug improves the condition in some patients.
“The tests in the hospital, they’re too short a period of time to get a scientific report,” Cuomo said. “Hospital administrators, doctors want to have a significant data set before they give a formal opinion. Anecdotally, you’ll get suggestions that it has been effective.”
He went on the add that there has been no official data on the subject.
“There has been anecdotal evidence that it is promising; that’s why we’re going ahead.”
You can almost guarantee that the corporate media will gloss over this one.
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