Flotsam and Jetsam - Speaker Fight Goes Extra Rounds

PJM's Stephen Kruiser snarks Scalise Is Out, So the GOP Drama in the House Is Over, Right? Hardly, Jordan had even less support in the caucus, but now he'll try to assemble the requisite votes over the weekend. ET reports Jordan Secures GOP Speaker Nomination, But Still Needs to Shore Up More Votes.  "For the second time this week, the House GOP has picked their speaker-designate.  NewsMax, Friday Speaker: Jordan First, Then Hern, Emmer, More. "Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., chair of the influential and conservative Republican Study Committee, will vote for Jordan on the opening ballot, but then will likely jump into the race if Jordan fails. There are strong signs Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who is next in line to Scalise in the House GOP hierarchy, will also put his name forward." Hat Hair cites Jake Sherman New: Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) files for Speaker election. Capt. Ed comments "Who, you may ask? He’s the Congressman who told CNN this morning that the speaker fight “makes us look like a bunch of idiots,” and declared that he would not vote for Jordan. And there still could be more candidates with Jordan and Scott — maybe Tom Emmer, who wanted to move up after Scalise won the nomination. The big question will be why the House GOP are bothering with a nominating process when no one apparently feels bound to support the results. Which makes them look like idiots, as Scott declared before entering the fray." C'mon, assholes, just draw straws or something.

mrc-TV IRONY meter explodes, as Fetterman Says America 'Is Not Sending Their Best and Brightest to Washington'. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw points out Congressman Fire Alarm faces ethics complaint, but I predict nothing will happen and  KT, All GOP presidential primary eyes on... Nevada? Susan Crabtree at Am Greats thinks  House GOP Shows Signs of 2024 Strength Despite McCarthy Ouster. Rabbi Dov Fischer at Am Spec Ah, the Sweet Smell of Election Season! "Guess who are becoming Republican conservatives for a few months now?" Joe Manchin and John Tester.

Da Fed's Shawn Fleetwood is happy to reports a Court finds No Evidence Georgia’s Election-Integrity Law Discriminates Against Black Voters. 

Althouse, "So I don’t want to say anything off the cuff but I respect where you’re coming from." "Said Pete Buttigieg, quoted in "Climate protesters crash Buttigieg interview, chanting 'stop Petro Pete'" (The Hill). . . .As I was playing that video out loud, Meade said, "Why doesn't a Cabinet Secretary have better security?" And that made me think perhaps the interruption was considered desirable — by Buttigieg, by the Biden administration/campaign. It isn't hard to generate ideas about why getting interrupted by extreme and rude climate activists might be advantageous."

At TNP, New Study Finds Trump-Backed Hydroxychloroquine Was an Effective Covid Treatment After All. Researchers found a “statistically significant reduction in crude mortality rate at 28 days was observed in the [hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin] group” – emphasizing their findings “do not support the current negative recommendations regarding this treatment.” Donald Trump, who stuck by his belief in hydroxychloroquine, based on the testimony of frontline doctors, despite pressure to withdraw his support, long argued the animus against the drug was motivated purely by the fact he had endorsed it."

Breitbart reports Hamas Began Planning Attack on Israel Two Years Ago — After Afghanistan. At Da Wire, National Security Council Spokesman Breaks Down Over Images Of Hamas Atrocities. Mary Chastain at LI, has a Report: U.S., Qatar Agreed to Freeze Iran From Accessing $6 Billion "You know who lives in Qatar? Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh." I'll bet he's thinking twice about living openly. Althouse, "But Obama is Biden’s boss. Guess you didn’t really know that... I think Obama is calling these shots..." "There’s no question about that. No, I think Obama and Obama’s people certainly are calling the shots, not Biden." Said Donald Trump, in an interview with Brian Kilmeade."

At Am Think Silvio Canto, Jr. thinks "'Mr. More than expected’ shows up again." TNP, Inflation Up In September, Still 2X Higher Than Fed Target. PJM's Cathy Salgado notes Mortgage Rates Hit 20-Year High: Build Back Better?  Thanks Brandon!

Alina Habba

At TNP, Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Did NOT Make Jury Request Mistake, Admits Judge.  "“It would not have helped to make a motion, nobody forgot to check off a box,” Engoron explained, adding the punishment sought by the state of New York is an “equitable” remedy rather than a “legal” remedy.  Habba, who was forced to defend herself and the former President’s legal team amidst the false accusations, said in court following clarification, “Thank you, your honor. Press, did you hear that? I didn’t ‘forget to check the box’.” 

Anxious is anxious that Colorado judge rejects first Trump challenge to 14th Amendment lawsuit. I predict they all will be rejected. 

Steven Richards at JTN reports White House knew Biden had his own document problem before siccing FBI on Trump, new timeline shows. "A case of psychological projection? Biden's White House knew that he left boxes of documents at the Penn Biden Center a year before he directed NARA to facilitate FBI's raid on Trump home over documents." So has it all been a diversion from Biden's secret document problem?

At the Center Square, Ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump's tax returns pleads guilty "Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Thursday to disclosing tax return information without authorization. He faces up to five years in prison at a sentencing hearing set for Jan. 29, 2024. Littlejohn, while working at the IRS as a contractor, stole tax return information associated with Trump and others. Littlejohn accessed tax returns associated with Trump on an IRS database "after using broad search parameters designed to conceal the true purpose of his queries," according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He then evaded IRS protocols to detect and prevent large downloads or uploads from its systems."

Sundance at CTH is skeptical when the FBI Says No Credible Threats in U.S. – Meanwhile, NYPD Puts Police Resources on Patrol of Jewish Schools and Synagogues. Also, When It Comes to U.S. Intelligence Community Claims, ie. Egypt Warning Israel, Apply Strong Cynicism.

Nick Arama at Red State finds Bret Baier Stunned by Astonishing Comment From Leon Panetta About Disinformation and Hunter Biden Laptop. Still sticking with the 'Russian Disinformation' lie.

From Da Caller, Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Rules Libel Lawsuit Against Former NYT Reporter Taylor Lorenz Can Proceed "Ariadna Jacob and her company, Influences, Inc., sued Lorenz and the NYT in 2021 over an article suggesting Jacob had “leaked an individual’s nude photograph,” according to court documents. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Edgardo Ramos, an Obama appointee, allowed the lawsuit to proceed Tuesday, finding Lorenz’ argument that there is distinction between the word “leaked” as used in the article and the phrase “publically leaked” unpersuasive."

Stacy McCain has an Ironic Crime Update: Did a Gay Pedophile Basically Issue His Own Death Warrant? "The family of Robert Davis, 19, who is accused of killing local journalist Josh Kruger, said that Davis was just 15 when he and Kruger began a years-long relationship involving drugs — and that Davis told them Kruger was threatening to post sexually explicit videos of him online before, police say, Davis shot Kruger. . . As Dana Pico points out, sex with a 15-year-old would be a felony, and let me be clear that I am not saying Josh Kruger deserved to be shot to death by his alleged victim. I’m just saying it’s ironic."

Stacy is also amused that Michelle Goldberg, After Lying Down With Jew-Hating Dogs, Expresses Chagrin About Waking Up With Jew-Hating Fleas. Althouse hears about "An instructor at Stanford University.... asked Jewish and Israeli students to identify themselves... told [them to] stand in a corner, and said, 'This is what Israel does to the Palestinians'..." "From "Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel/Stanford officials were also criticized for neutral language in initially failing to unambiguously condemn Hamas"" From Twitchy, PoliMath takes Harvard students who celebrated dead Jews now begging for MERCY APART in BRUTAL thread. At the Free Bacon, The Shame of Academe. "As Israel mourns some 1,200 dead, prays for the release of more than 100 captives, reels from the worst day in its history, and mobilizes some 360,000 reservists, student activists and the international Left have mobilized to defend, apologize for, and appease evil."

Hat Hair's KT Not the Babylon Bee: Dylan Mulvaney named Woman of the Year "Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards named Dylan Mulvaney, an American transgender activist and social media influencer, as Woman of the Year. The ceremony was for an LGBT magazine for the U.K. and Europe." Across da pond, Da Mail notices Transgender cyclists take gold AND silver medals at Chicago women's race, as critics insist pair had considerable biological advantage over female rivals. Capt. Ed comments "Why bother having women’s competitions at all if men win the awards?"  Forget it, Ed, it's Chicago. From Da Caller, Dave Considine Calls Parents ‘Selfish’ Over Concerns Men On Women’s Teams Will Take Away College Opportunities. "Wisconsin State Rep. Dave Considine said parents were “selfish” if they had concerns men would take away college sports opportunities from women." Rebeka Zeljko at Da Fed, finds Men Who Identify As Women Are Now Eligible For Membership In Daughters Of The American Revolution. 

Wall Street Silver@WallStreetSilv "The US Army and US Marines are running ads featuring white males again all of a sudden. I think this means we are definitely going to war."

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.  The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Best Wrench Wench And Gun Bunny Too? and FMJRA 2.0: Don’t Lean On Me, Man, Because You Can’t Afford The Ticket up at The Other McCain more or less on time.

Enough WuFlu for You? Part 3 - HCQ and Other Treatments

Still trying to beat back the mold growing in the digital fridge. Buzzfeed asks, Can Hydroxychloroquine Prevent COVID-19? We’ll Probably Never Know. These Scientists Are Still Studying The World’s Most Controversial Drug, But They Can’t Find Enough People To Take It. "Scientists launched clinical trials to see if a malaria drug could prevent COVID-19. What happened next shows how politicized and disorganized coronavirus research has become." Matt Margolis at PJ Media asks Is the CDC Downplaying the Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine To 'Resist' Trump? I know government employees, and I believe it entirely possibel. 

As PJM’s Stacey Lennox noted yesterday, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo recently warned on Facebook live that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “was harboring a ‘resistance unit’ to Trump.”

Caputo alleged that career scientists “haven’t gotten out of their sweatpants except for meetings at coffee shops” to plot “how they’re going to attack Donald Trump.”

“There are scientists who work for this government who do not want America to get well, not until after Joe Biden is president,” Caputo added.

A real study,  Low-dose hydroxychloroquine therapy and mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a nationwide observational study of 8075 participants

Highlights

• Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) 2400 mg over 5 days was used in Belgium for COVID-19.
• Impact of HCQ on mortality among 8075 patients with COVID-19 was assessed.
• Lower mortality in HCQ-treated patients as compared to supportive care.•
• Lower mortality was irrespective of symptom duration.

While at WUWT, Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Treatment, Actual Usage in the USA

The analysis was focused on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). This study has found that Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was used for the treatment of COVID-19 in the US since January 2020. From January to August 16, 13.5% of COVID-19 patients ages 40+ were prescribed Hydroxychloroquine in the US.

Chris Smith at NYPo, Scientists can’t explain puzzling lack of coronavirus outbreaks in Africa. Tow things. The disease is slower and less deadly in the tropics, the people average younger and use of hydroxycholorquine is widespread due to malaria. There may be lots of pre-existing immunity due to previous coronaviruses infections. 

Victory Girls, HCQ and Lysenkoism 2.0

Bryan Fischer, Principa Scientific, Fauci Knew About HCQ In 2005 – Nobody Needed To Die and from RCP via MSN, Mikko Paunio  Dr. Fauci’s Hydroxychloroquine Denial

And, sadly, Dr. Fauci's fave? American Council on Science and Health Remdesivir Disappoints. Again.

An 11-day randomized Phase 3 trial of almost 600 patients, all with moderate COVID, was conducted to compare the clinical status (2) of three groups (~200 patients each) on day 11:

1. patients who received remdesivir for 5 days
2. patients who received remdesivir for 10 days
3. patients who received standard care

The findings were a bit strange. On day 11, patients who had received five days of remdesivir showed a statistically significant improvement compared to those who received standard care but not a clinically significant difference. And the patients who received a 10-day course (3) of the drug experienced no difference, either statistically or clinically.

UPI, Dexamethasone, other corticosteroids help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, or as NYPo puts it, Cheap steroids can cut COVID-19 deaths by a third: study.

AllahPundit at Hot Air, Breakthrough? Pittsburgh Scientists Discover Antibody Component That Completely Blocks Coronavirus In Mice And Hamsters. Monoclonal anti-body. Faster please. STAT, Lilly’s Covid-19 antibody helps some patients rid their systems of virus sooner in early analysis.

But that will be a while. In the meantime, take your vitamin D, JAMA, Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results. I take it now, even though I get plenty of sun, at least in summer. 

In this cohort study of 489 patients who had a vitamin D level measured in the year before COVID-19 testing, the relative risk of testing positive for COVID-19 was 1.77 times greater for patients with likely deficient vitamin D status compared with patients with likely sufficient vitamin D status, a difference that was statistically significant.

BGR, Doctors found a new drug that might block coronavirus infections

Vacuolin-1 and apilimod were developed years ago and they target an enzyme called PIKfyve kinase. This enzyme has a role in the COVID-19 infection, which is why the drugs might work. Tomas Kirchhaused, professor of cell biology in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS and professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s, discovered vacuolin-1 16 years ago. Apilimod was developed by LAM Therapeutics. The two drugs are similar and they can both block the Ebola virus, researchers found a few years ago. Those studies were continued once the novel coronavirus arrived, as Kirchhausen realized that the kinetics of cell entry in Ebola and COVID-19 are similar.

WaPoo, EPA approves coronavirus cleanser for emergency use in Texas 

The agency said it hoped the product — called SurfaceWise2 and made by Allied BioScience — would provide longer-lasting protection in public spaces and increase consumer confidence in air travel, which has suffered a big hit during the covid-19 pandemic.

UPI,  Nasal solution may stop spread of COVID-19, study finds. A common iodine compound. But the article is not clear on when or why. 

Also, UPI, Small study supports donor plasma therapy for severe COVID-19. Alex Nitzberg at JTN, Trump announces emergency authorization for convalescent plasma in battle against coronavirus and all of a sudden, Democrats and the media found themselves opposed. WaPoo whines, Some Trump administration claims on effectiveness of convalescent plasma are wrong or dubious, scientists say. Red State, MSNBC’s Maddow Breaks in to ‘Fact-Check’ Trump on Plasma; SHE Gets FACT-CHECKED to a Crisp

Fauci told Americans less than two weeks ago to donate plasma

He literally recorded a video asking people to do it https://t.co/pntF7JnCF6 pic.twitter.com/gPyjH9rODP

— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) August 25, 2020

Yahoo! Best bet to beat COVID-19 this fall? Flu shots. But not the way you think.

As most doctors will tell you, hospitals approach peak capacity every year during flu season. I know this because I'm one of those doctors. What would have happened if flu season took place during this summer's COVID surge?

As scientists worldwide race for a vaccine, there's another way we can beat COVID-19: It's called the flu shot. And it's our best chance against the nightmarish "worst fall" in public health history, as warned by officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is the most important flu shot of the century.

I plan to, and we always do. 

More on WuFlu for You

Time to get rid of some links.

On the general topic of the WuFlu, A study suggests Coronavirus symptoms tend to begin in certain order: Fever first, then cough, muscle pain. Which might help tell the WuFlu from the ordinary flu, but given the variations in symptoms, just get tested. Except that Forty percent of U.S. Covid-19 tests come back too late to be clinically meaningful, data show. A study from Johns Hopkins from Da Sun reports that Cover your nose: Johns Hopkins research suggests that’s how coronavirus gains foothold, but Sweden’s disease expert says just wearing face masks could be ‘very dangerous’ (NYPo), yeah, but what do those Swedes know?

He noted that countries with widespread mask compliance, such as Belgium and Spain, were still seeing rising virus rates.

“Face masks can be a complement to other things when other things are safely in place,” he said. “But to start with having face masks and then think you can crowd your buses or your shopping malls — that’s definitely a mistake.

Also,  Air-conditioned rooms help spread COVID-19, research shows (NYPo). You're not going to talk me out of my air conditioning that easily. From the Lancet, via WUWT, Early spread of COVID-19 appears far greater than initially reported.

“Even before we realized that COVID-19 was spreading, the data imply that there was at least one case of COVID-19 for every two cases of flu,” Meyers said. “Since we knew how widespread flu was at that time, we could reasonably determine the prevalence of COVID-19.”

I'm never fully convinced; there's been a lot of bad testing out there; too many false positives. I'm a skeptic. It's because I'm a scientist.

From Da Caller, Wuhan Officials Hid Coronavirus Info From World As Virus Rapidly Spread. A communist country try to hide uncomfortable facts from its own people and the world? I'm shocked! And an interesting Twitter thread: Let me tell you a story. It's about six passenger flights from Wuhan that led to an unprecedented global disaster.

From the Atlantic, The Plan That Could Give Us Our Lives Back. Testing. No, to get our lives back we have to start living them again.

On immunity and vaccine developments, NYT, Scientists See Signs of Lasting Virus Immunity, Even After Mild Infection,  Medical Xpress, Mild COVID-19 cases can produce strong T cell response, which is good because it suggests a vaccine might last a while. From WUWT, citing JCI Insight, Study shows frequently used serology test may not detect antibodies that could confirm protection against reinfection of COVID-19. Well, you need to fix that. NYPo, Coronavirus outbreak on Seattle fishing boat suggests antibodies may provide immunity. But 85% of the people on the boat tested positive. Ugh!

Sauron's Eye, Gottlieb says U.S. likely "a long way" from herd immunity to virus, on the other hand, AllahPundit at Hot Air asks, No, Seriously: Does New York Have Herd Immunity? Maybe.

If you think the spin about New York’s alleged “success” in managing the pandemic is insufferable now, wait until it turns out that NYC has herd immunity because the virus was allowed to rip through the city unchecked in early March while Cuomo pulled his chin and wondered what to do.

At Da Mail, Sweden's Covid-19 expert comes under fire for appearing to ask whether a higher death rate in old people was a fair price to pay for herd immunity

October surprise? UPI, Pfizer, BioNTech: COVID-19 vaccine on track for review in October, Da Sun, Coronavirus in Baltimore-Washington region shows little change, supporting need for one global vaccine, but at IJR, Fauci Says He Does Not ‘Think You’ll Ever See a Mandating’ of a Coronavirus Vaccine

WUWT, SARS-CoV2 and the Rise of Medical Technocracy. Lee Merritt, M.D.. You really need to watch this:



Tablet, Hydroxychloroquine: A Morality Tale "A startling investigation into how a cheap, well-known drug became a political football in the midst of a pandemic"

What is unique about the hydroxychloroquine discussion is that it is a story of “unwishful thinking”—to coin a term for the perverse hope that some good outcome that most sane people would earnestly desire, will never come to pass. It’s about how, in the midst of a pandemic, thousands started earnestly hoping—before the science was really in—that a drug, one that might save lives at a comparatively low cost, would not actually do so. Reasonably good studies were depicted as sloppy work, fatally flawed. Many have excelled in making counterfeit bills that look real, but few have excelled at making real bills look counterfeit.

Steven Hatfill, An Effective COVID Treatment the Media Continues to Besmirch.  and at WaEx, Why Is The Media Suppressing Information About Hydroxychloroquine’s Effectiveness Against COVID?  Also, if you don't remember, google Steven Hatfill. Red State, Trump Was Right All Along! Blocking COVID Cure HCQ Killed 10s of 1000s Say Latest Docs Calling out Fauci’s Deadly Anti-Science Agenda

WaEx, Louie Gohmert is COVID-19-free, and he credits hydroxychloroquine and RCP, MN Governor Quietly Reverses Course on Hydroxychloroquine

WaPoo, via MSN, Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as ‘breakthrough’ covid-19 treatment

According to Birx: We Should Have Locked Down Like Italy Did, When People Weren’t Allowed Out Of Their Homes (AllahPundit), but Dr. Birx says November in-person voting should be as easy as going to Starbucks (JTN).

On school opening, the Manhattan Contrarian thinks Covid-19 Is An Opportunity To Disrupt Education, and boy, does it need disruption. A Nod to the God calls it Time To Rid The Country of Teachers Unions and Dept. of Education . Reason, School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety "New data suggest that school districts in states with stronger teachers unions are significantly less likely to reopen in person this fall." Reuters, UK government health advisers say missing school is greater risk to kids than COVID. But New CDC Guidance Says COVID-19 Rates In Children “Steadily Increasing”. Da Wire, Wealthy New York City Parents Are Paying $70,000 For Their Children To Learn In ‘Pods’, and boy are liberals pissed. Harrison Bergeron went from Sci-Fi to real life so slowly I never noticed. Even WaPoo admits, Rhode Island’s successful reopening of child-care programs shows ‘there is a path,’ CDC director says.

And seguing to politics, Red State, The Case for Masks, School Closings, & Social Isolation Just Collapsed!

Cuomo in Atlanta today with Savannah Mayor Johnson. He’s there as part of his national wear a mask campaign. pic.twitter.com/yeQMdwE1YI

— Denis Fitzgerald (@denisfitz) July 22, 2020

Tristan Justice at WaEx, New CDC Data On Suicide Shows Americans Can’t Handle Continued Lockdowns. Unintended consequences. JB Handley, LOCKDOWN LUNACY 3.0: It's over "Have we lost our collective minds? Yes."

Ariana Grande

NYPo, Music stars from COVID-19-infected states get pass on NYC quarantine rules for VMAs

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and many others are set to perform at various outdoor locations “with limited or no audience” on Sunday, Aug. 30. The show’s original location at Barclays Arena was dropped due to COVID-19 concerns.

Lady Gaga

“The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and Citywide Events is working in close coordination with the production to ensure guidelines are being followed,” a City Hall spokesperson said, adding that the NYPD unit will be doing “compliance checks during the production.”

Miley Cyrus

But unlike other travelers, the VMA musicians, singers and dancers won’t have to follow a state rule to quarantine for 14 days if they come to New York from any of 34 states, including California and Florida, with average COVID infection rates exceeding 10 percent.

Bloomberg, Covid Spread Can’t Only Be Explained by Who’s Being ‘Bad’. Insty, ANOTHER FAILURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Ignorance About Covid-19 Risk Is ‘Nothing Short of Stunning,’ Research Report Says. It's hard to go wrong betting on the ignorance of the public.

The National Pulse, WEIRD: NY Gov Cuomo Calls COVID ‘The European Virus’ During Dem Convention. Well,it's true, NY and NJ got the WuFlu by way of Iran and Europe.

William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars, Coronavirus Update XXVII: The Central Fallacy of the Panic: Updates.

We come to the central fallacy of the coronadoom response. It is the belief the infection would not have spread and would not have killed, like all other pandemics throughout all human history have, if only the government were “allowed” to act. Mysterious political forces kept it from acting, which cost lives. Nature had nothing, or little, to do with the bug. Nature didn’t cause its spread, and Nature had no real responsibility in any deaths, and it is said with adamantine certainty that Nature could not and is not making the bug disappear (i.e. herd immunity). In a democracy, particularly a Godless matriarchal one, everything is political.

We know this is a fallacy because of both history and the results of various government responses. What can be shown (below) is that government actions have caused extra deaths, the UK being the most prominent case, but also New York and other states which crammed sick people into nursing homes.

 RCP, Health Experts on Voting Safely in Person Nov. 3. NewsBusters, Mike Pence Wipes Floor With Combative Biden Shill Stephanopoulos. Well, that would leave the floor dirtier.



WUWT, President Trump Accuses FDA “Deep State” of Delaying the Coronavirus Vaccine. I don't want to believe they're that awful, but unfortunately I can't rule it out.

The Wombat has Early Morning Rule 5 Monday: Linda Ronstadt up at The Other McCain.

Hydroxycholoquine Saves Lives

But Trump advocated for it, so the media must kill it, along with about half the people who have died of the WuFlu. Lets go to sundance at CTH for the story: Michigan Hydroxychloroquine Study Shows Significant Benefit for Treatment – Media Shocked…

A Henry Ford Health Clinic study shows significant decreases in the death rate among patients to used Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment. Many U.S. media outlets are ignoring the result; however, even CNN has admitted the “surprise” study findings.

MICHIGAN – A Henry Ford Health System study shows the controversial anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps lower the death rate of COVID-19 patients, the Detroit-based health system said Thursday.
Officials with the Michigan health system said the study found the drug “significantly” decreased the death rate of patients involved in the analysis.
The study analyzed 2,541 patients hospitalized among the system’s six hospitals between March 10 and May 2 and found 13% of those treated with hydroxychloroquine died while 26% of those who did not receive the drug died.
Among all patients in the study, there was an overall in-hospital mortality rate of 18%, and many who died had underlying conditions that put them at greater risk, according to Henry Ford Health System. (more)

A 50% reduction in death? That's far better than Remdesivir, which, while showing no change in mortality, reduced hospitalization length by 30% or so, when taken for about 5 days, at $3000 a dose. Also better than Dexamethasone, which reduced mortality about 30% for people on ventilators.

All they had to do was start using it early, before the worst effects of the WuFlu occurred.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Peter Navarro, drew attention to the Michigan study as well as another in New York. Navarro pointed out that media opposition to the treatment has likely resulted in unnecessary death.

NAVARRO – “A new study came out from Henry Ford hospital system that shows that if we take the medicine hydroxychloroquine In early treatment, we can observe a more than 50% reduction in mortality, without any adverse effects.”
“Now what, what, practically, that means is that if we had been using hydroxychloroquine at the very beginning, we could have saved 10s of thousands of lives already. And moving forward If hydroxychloroquine is used under the advice of the physician in early treatment, this study suggests that we could save hundreds of thousands of American lives over time and perhaps millions worldwide.”
“And the same day that that came out, a similar study came out from Mount Sinai Hospital system, which had a similar conclusion that hydroxychloroquine basically lowers the mortality rate.”
Navarro said he found it “reprehensible” only two outlets covered the news and reflects a “very strong bias media.”
“This is an undue and unnecessary fear of medicine is the use of more than six decades relatively safely. This is a drug that is regularly prescribed for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnant women take it. It’s, it’s a drug that that has gotten this hysterical bad rap, on the basis of the media selectively pro promoting studies which on their face are flawed studies. (more)

The media manipulation of the political discussion has so divided our nation that people have actually been killed by the efforts of fake news and their Democrat allies. All of this collective resistance has created a toxic stew of distrust and unease in the American people. Distrust and division are extreme; and there’s a very good reason why so many Americans are angry toward the media and those who are weaponizing news.

I want to ensure that everyone understands the gravity of the situation here.

Hydroxychloroquine worked this whole time.

The media said it would literally kill you if you took it simply because POTUS promoted it as a cure.

Thousands of people likely DIED because of this.

— Dr. David Samadi (@drdavidsamadi) July 3, 2020

The media are out to save you from Trump, even if it kills you.

Now will someone ask Fauci about this the next time he shows his face on TV? I doubt it.