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2020-03-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Bayer Donates 3 Million Chloroquine Tablets in Fight Against Coronavirus
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Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ]  Top

#1 I remember Resochin. Was used widely for malaria prophylaxis and I took it when traveling in tropical countries decades ago.

It can have annoying side effects. It's no longer that useful against Malaria as pathogens have become resistant.

The leading German virologist, Christian Drosten, is skeptical whether it will work against the coronavirus, but German labs have begun testing it.

If it worked, this would be fantastic, as the drug could easily be produced in large quantities.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-03-20 02:36||   2020-03-20 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 So basically Bayer is providing product for a large scale human clinical test?
Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-20 02:50||   2020-03-20 02:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Resochin, which is made of chloroquine phosphate

In any case, phosphate is good for you.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 03:05||   2020-03-20 03:05|| Front Page Top

#4 TW
Seems so yes, and the good thing is they still have lots of that stuff.
Posted by European Conservative 2020-03-20 03:14||   2020-03-20 03:14|| Front Page Top

#5 What I'd really like is for morning-after pills to turn out to be the only surefire cure for Chinese cold*.

*Flu is caused by Orthomyxoviridae - an entire different virus family from coronaviruses.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 04:46||   2020-03-20 04:46|| Front Page Top

#6 The novel coronavirus proved deadly in 1.4 percent of patients with COVID-19 symptoms in the Chinese outbreak city of Wuhan, far lower than global estimates of the killer pandemic, researchers said Thursday.

COVID-19 cases are soaring, with more than 200,000 confirmed since cases emerged in Wuhan late last year.

The World Health Organization said this month that COVID-19 proves deadly in 3.4 percent of confirmed cases.

But with limited testing capacity and confirmed cases likely to be towards the severe end of the spectrum, several experts have suggested the true mortality rate may be significantly lower.

We've been bounced by the WHO into major over-reaction.

I'd have a covid party for everyone under 60...
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-03-20 05:08||   2020-03-20 05:08|| Front Page Top

#7 We've been bounced by the WHO into major over-reaction.

Not by WHO - who do as they're told. After Chinese quarantined 700 million people, what did you expect the rest of the World governments to do? Also, wanna be the one to tell all the old folks "F*uck you, you just take up space and resources - die already!"?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 05:12||   2020-03-20 05:12|| Front Page Top

#8  Chinese cold

Nice. Chinese Sneeze. Or...

Confucius say, "Trump showing gumption,
Accusing Chinese? Such presumption!
This mythical beast
Is invisible feast...
He should call it the Chinese consumption."
Posted by Floluper Sinatra3290 2020-03-20 05:28||   2020-03-20 05:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Chloroquine is also has some immunosuppressive effect.

In addition to inhibiting the Chinese virus' replication it might also downregulate a dangerous autoimmune reaction to the virus' presence.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-03-20 06:15||   2020-03-20 06:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been recommended by Chinese and South Korean health authorities for the treatment COVID-19. In vitro studies have demonstrated that hydroxychloroquine is more potent than chloroquine against SARS-CoV-2 with a more tolerable safety profile. Wikipedia

I take a particular interest in this stuff since I've been taking it for 13 years for osteoarthritis. It was prescribed by one rheumatologist and continued by two others (as I moved). Originally, I was told it worked for some people for osteoarthritis; nobody knew why.

Hydroxychloroquine chemically looks like chloroquine with an OH (hydroxy) added to the end. I suppose the Bayer drug has phosphate tagged on the end of the chloroquine, instead of the OH.

Bayer gets some good press, and added pressure to get their drug approved in the U.S.

I'm an engineer and user of the drug, not a doctor.
Posted by Bobby 2020-03-20 08:38||   2020-03-20 08:38|| Front Page Top

#11 Delingpole: Chloroquine/Malaria/Coronavirus – ‘Stunning’ Correlation Claimed
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-03-20 14:03||   2020-03-20 14:03|| Front Page Top

#12 EC, exactly what are those side effects?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-03-20 14:04||   2020-03-20 14:04|| Front Page Top

#13 Side effects include neuromuscular, hearing, gastrointestinal, brain, skin, eye, cardiovascular (rare), and blood reactions.
Seizures.
Deafness or tinnitus.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and anorexia.
Mild and transient headache.
Skin itchiness, skin color changes, hair loss, and skin rashes.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 14:11||   2020-03-20 14:11|| Front Page Top

#14 Well, if it works, we're saved.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 15:00||   2020-03-20 15:00|| Front Page Top

#15  Side effects include neuromuscular, hearing, gastrointestinal, brain, skin, eye, cardiovascular (rare), and blood reactions.
Seizures.
Deafness or tinnitus.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and anorexia.
Mild and transient headache.
Skin itchiness, skin color changes, hair loss, and skin rashes.

So its like watching a Star Wars movie?
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-03-20 15:06||   2020-03-20 15:06|| Front Page Top

#16 I already have half of those side effects.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-03-20 15:12||   2020-03-20 15:12|| Front Page Top

#17 ^
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-20 15:32||   2020-03-20 15:32|| Front Page Top

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