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Over three weeks ago, hydroxychloroquine was all the rage in MAGA world, despite flawed and scattered evidence about whether the drug could help cure coronavirus. Now there is another drug, remdesivir, with positive early scientific data.
Much of MAGA world wants little to do with it.
t first, it may seem like a head-scratching response. President Donald Trumps base has been quick to trumpet any potential solutions to the coronavirus pandemic especially those Trump himself promotes regardless of the red flags from medical experts. But with remdesivir, its the Trump-boosting pundits who are raising the red flags, even as the president expresses optimism.
ndeed, the same segment of the right that claimed scientists and the media were deliberately downplaying hydroxychloroquine in order to hurt Trumps standing are now the ones downplaying remdesivir. On Fox News, Laura Ingraham suggested that remdesivir, as a newer drug being produced by the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, could be unsafe and expensive. Those who initially helped raise the profile of hydroxychloroquine raised doubts about the remdesivir studies.
The unexpected reaction appears to stem from the differences in how the two drugs came into the public spotlight. Hydroxychloroquine bubbled up through the MAGA grassroots little-known investors promoted it online, got on Fox News and suddenly the president was talking about it from the White House. Remdesivirs progress came through a government-funded trial that had the blessing of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the bête noire of Trump hardliners who blame the governments top infectious disease expert for undermining the president and causing unnecessary economic damage with his social-distancing guidelines.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/02/donald-trump-coronavirus-remdesivir-229765
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)5/1/2020 by SeekAndFind · 59 replies
Gateway Pundit ^ | 04/30/2020 | Jim Hoft
Meanwhile, Dr David Brownstein and others at wellness clinics are using IV-C, IV-ozone and other relatively inexpensive natural approaches with ZERO hospitalizations.
And recall Fauxci said lots of study would be needed for hydroxychloroquine. The a-holes sabotage inexpensive treatment to push us towards economic depression and a mandatory vaxx
7 posted on 5/1/2020 by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
And dont even think of mentioning UV light therapy.
19 posted on 5/1/2020 by Hostage (Article V)
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)It makes me wonder if theyd be environmentalists if Al Gore had promoted increased CO2 emissions instead.
Pick a side, then distort everything to help support your team.
cayugafalls
(5,641 posts)Anecdotal evidence versus real trials...
Not sure what to say.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)People can still be in their corners and staunchly against each other but can we just get to a point of agreeing on facts. Not clinging to ideas that are unproven because it came from your party.
This is nuts. Just imagine if during the early days of HIV/AIDS research, people were choosing to believe what medicine they should take based on party affiliation.
This is so over the top loony. People protesting against wearing masks, out of party affiliation, not because they have been presented with evidence that tells them they should not.
Questioning the # of dead Americans. No respect to the lost lives and their loved ones left behind or the people on the front lines battling to save each and every life.
Some days I just can't wrap my head around some of this. Is this performance art? I was going to ask, would Trump supporters really reject Remdesivir if they or a loved one had Covid 19 because it did not come from Trump? And yes they would.
These same people wanted to get rid of "Obamacare", but keep their healthcare. Sigh,