f1/ Trump keeps pushing people to (Hydroxy)Chloroquine.
I’ve been collecting & annotating credible information from @UCSF experts on COVID-19, as it appears, in the subthreads of
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1245825681306431491 CV1-
This thread selects those relevant specifically to HCQ & CQ.
f2/ 03/19/20 @annieluet discussed potential treatments of COVID-19, in internal meeting primarily geared for doctors. I’ve annotated to help general public.
Take a quick look at the tweets, then watch video of her presentation.
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1245604261032898563 a5-a10.2, a13
f3/ 03/24/20 This is part of a 28-minute interview @Bob_Wachter did with @annieluet, very useful as she had time to explain more, easily accessible to general audience. I learned from whole thing:
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1245604580118810635 b1-12
but see especially b5-b6 on CQ/HCQ : NEED TRIALS.
f4/ 03/26/20 Presentation from @annieluet about randomized clinical trials (RCTs) at @UCSF.
c8-c10 discusses big trial started with another drug, Remdesivir, but structured to allow addition of others like HCQ. She notes controversy around HCQ
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1245604874005270531 c8-10
f5/ 03/02/20 @UCSF researchers/clinicians did COVID-19 presentations & panel sessions (2 hours)
@annieluet's comments on HCQ are:
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1246126115841658882 e6-7
She reviews a few papers in the news, ending with "Concerns about safety with unmonitored use & drug supply".
f6/ 04/04/20 That’s all for now, but this thread will be updated with more extracts as they happen. See also comments from others about various studies in this thread:
https://twitter.com/JohnMashey/status/1242229108924248064 A-T
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