USA Africa Dialogue Series - chloroquine

i have a recent article in french on this. it is basically a report on chinese research, extensive, and probably the best currently available.

i will post it here. the essence is, it might work, but if you try self-dosing you can kill yourself. they are not yet willing to say this is the magic cure--they said, not yet, and further tests needed. some people will die from taking, especially if they take an overdose. you can't take it in trials now in china unless you are aged 17-65 and not pregnant. in one case someone took it and died quickly; another woman self-dosed and wound up in intensive care. she took 1.8 grams, and the prescribed amount is actually slightly more than that.

in other words, people rushing out to the pharmacy and self-dosing are risking a lot.

also, it is supposed to be taken for 10 days, another reason not to start self-dosing.

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/03/24/coronavirus-la-chloroquine-testee-avec-prudence-en-chine_6034215_3244.html

ken

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

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