For us science geeks please link to the original scientific paper (at NEJM) rather than a news report about the research. News reports can be notoriously inaccurate even when they're not deliberately spreading 'fake news'. That way if there are any retractions or corrections to the published article that will be seen by somebody lookin…
For us science geeks please link to the original scientific paper (at NEJM) rather than a news report about the research. News reports can be notoriously inaccurate even when they're not deliberately spreading 'fake news'. That way if there are any retractions or corrections to the published article that will be seen by somebody looking at the data - a news report won't carry the updated retractions/corrections. Malaria kills almost half a million people yearly - making it almost criminal to stockpile chloroquine for covid-19 when there's no good evidence it helps, because it IS mostly highly effective (some resistance by the parasite is showing up) preventative and treatment against Malaria.
For us science geeks please link to the original scientific paper (at NEJM) rather than a news report about the research. News reports can be notoriously inaccurate even when they're not deliberately spreading 'fake news'. That way if there are any retractions or corrections to the published article that will be seen by somebody looking at the data - a news report won't carry the updated retractions/corrections. Malaria kills almost half a million people yearly - making it almost criminal to stockpile chloroquine for covid-19 when there's no good evidence it helps, because it IS mostly highly effective (some resistance by the parasite is showing up) preventative and treatment against Malaria.
It's also helpful for victims of lyme disease. A good friend recently found it difficult to fill his prescription.