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demmiblue

(36,838 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:43 AM Mar 2020

This is stunningly irresponsible (re: Trump tweets):

This is stunningly irresponsible

Trump tore down America’s pandemic preparedness, then spent weeks blustering as the coronavirus spread. Now he’s pushing miracle drugs that aren’t approved by the FDA and have poisoned people abroad. Desperate times.

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains - Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents).....

....be put in use IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ARE DYING, MOVE FAST, and GOD BLESS EVERYONE! @US_FDA @SteveFDA @CDCgov @DHSgov



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ProfessorGAC

(64,990 posts)
1. Azithromycin?
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:45 AM
Mar 2020

An antibiotic? I thought those were ineffective against viruses. Or, is there a secondary bacterial infection that isn't being talked about?
On Edit: the drug page on this specifically says infections caused by bacteria. Why would this help?

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
10. Eh, well, I guess there could be secondary opportunistic bacterial infections which could lead to...
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:02 AM
Mar 2020

pneumonia.

But, there's a whole lot of coulds and ifs in that statement. Coulds and ifs should be sorted out with the scientific method before getting blasted out to a terrified public via the bully pulpit.

Anyway, with this Clown Show, it's more likely The Walking Liposuction Clinic Dumpster Fire owns stock in some company that has the rights to produce those drugs and he's trying to 1) Make a quick dime off of the Rubes, 2) Return the Stock Market to it's irrational exuberant peak, or some combination of #1 and #2.



The bottom line is it's criminally irresponsible.


KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
3. This drug messes with heart rhythm in older patients and can expose a
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:47 AM
Mar 2020

Problem they didn’t know existed. That’s why drug trials are needed.

This is criminal for him to tweet this information. How can we shut this madman up? I wish we could by twitter and ban him from spewing his lies and histeria.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,174 posts)
4. Since his well-being is so important to the country, I propose that
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:49 AM
Mar 2020

King Coronavirus be given the first two ceremonial injections. Make 'em a double-dose, to REALLY protect him. He'll appreciate that.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
6. HA
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:52 AM
Mar 2020

That’s a perfect response to his abject failure to lead but yet claims he’s doing a helluva job

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
13. Yeah, and gramps ran a brothel...
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:10 AM
Mar 2020

So, that qualifies him to be a gynecologist.

( Scary thing is this is exactly how the Trumpanzees think. )

spanone

(135,816 posts)
8. He knows more than the doctors....Dr. Fauci, read this and weep.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:55 AM
Mar 2020

Then go to his corona rallies and CALL THE FUCKER OUT.

BKDem

(1,733 posts)
9. Remember, Trump is related to super genius electrical engineer Dr. John Trump.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:01 AM
Mar 2020

So he knows what he's talking about!

TheRealistRealist

(180 posts)
11. Either he or his cronies own stock or
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:04 AM
Mar 2020

He wants a quick remedy cause he's bored this episode of 'Pandemic' already. Everything is a reality show with him.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
15. Yeah. Other people should be 'moving fast', like shitler has wanted them to do, all along.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:28 AM
Mar 2020

Weasel, trying to figure out some way to pretend he's always been hard at work, and someone else is to blame for their foot-dragging & inaction.

RussBLib

(9,006 posts)
17. his zombies are probably scouring the internet for those drugs now
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 12:08 PM
Mar 2020

they will probably take them en masse, and how many will die?

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
18. I hear they work better if you mix them with kool-ade and drink them out of a MAGA...
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 12:13 PM
Mar 2020

mug.

Unfortunately, you're probably precisely correct.

I sincerely hope not too many innocents get caught up in this fools errand rushing to look for a silver bullet.

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