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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis fucking moron is still pushing untested and imaginary drugs to combat this virus
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Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)10,000 people
CatWoman
(79,301 posts)promoting an untested drug is quite another
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)while it MIGHT work, there really isn't a good reason to hype it like Trump was doing this early in the process.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)he will take credit for it, if it doesn't work, he will say "I knew it wouldn't work"!
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)Just watch him use this today.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)making it harder for medical professionals to get them. There will be a black market for them by Monday, not to mention counterfeit drugs all over the internet.
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)Trump was pushing at his press conference. Don't have the link handy, but it was scary.
CatWoman
(79,301 posts)which goes to show this moronic sack of shit has no shame
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)kentuck
(111,089 posts)The HCQ is the common malaria medicine.
It could very well help those that are not in critical condition.
I have taken both of those drugs in the past. It is possible that it could knock out the virus where it has not embedded deep into the lungs.
Of course, there would need to be tests and experiments done before anything could be declared definite, in my opinion.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Do know Teva Corp based in Israel makes the Malaria Drug which will not work,but does Trump have a family interest in this? Or his pal Bibi? Trump does nothing without a angle.