my brother in law takes it daily for arthritis in his hands. his wife was the first covid positive in their county, and she spent 12 nights in the hospital in Rochester, and was one day out from being put on a ventilator, so she was seriously ill. 10 doses of remdesivir fixed her up, but no way her husband wasn't in contact with covid for at least 2 weeks. he never caught it, and never tested positive. no reason other than the chloroquine that he wasn't infected.

Id take it if I thought I came in contact with the virus.

no different than me taking viagra to keep from rollin outta bed.

So some of the side effects are positive.

I figured he had been taking it for a couple months. Proven and safe drug.

Hydroxy.. Was one of the drugs the UofM tried with me on a disease that struck me 15 years ago. The drug was treated very matter of factly and considered no big deal, a very safe drug.
The way this drug was instantly downplayed and belittled by so many politicians, media, and others has me convinced this "crisis" is not about the health and welfare of Americans.

Osky

The effectiveness of it to prevent covid was stumbled on in China. ZERO people that had been taking it for other ailments got sick from covid. Some Dr tried it in a study on people already effected and due to weakened heart function because of fluid some died. THUS the talk it kills people.

The big reason this drug was vilified in the press and by politicians with a D after name is because Trump suggested it.

it's been around a long time and proven effective with few side effects.

Saw Nancy P. in an interview with Pierce Morgan. She stated that Trump taking this drug was too dangerous for a sitting president, especially Trump since he was so "morbidly obese". I wondered if it would be dangerous for her to take it since she's so "morbidly ugly"?

Lol, another reason I like the mask thing.

Good point!

I don't think this thread went the direction the OP was hoping ,
here's an article that points out that during the first SARS outbreak in 2013 ( covid -19 is the 2nd )
someone had a different opinion on Hydroxychloroquine , Fauci

Chlooroqine has alot more side effects and problems than does hydroxychoroquine.

Fauci originally predicted 40M Americans would die as a result of Covid19. He keeps changing the number. Sometimes his reliability is questionable.

Sometimes? Fauci's credibility is shot as far as I'm concerned.

But that's only applicable logic when you want it to be.

It is only in the news because Trump is taking it.

Fauci sits on the leadership council of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation .conflict of interest ?

He's made it clear he has high praise for Hillary.

He certainly is a Hillary fan but I don't see how he has a conflict of interest because he is on a committee at the Gates Foundation. What am I missing ?