Why deny doctors their duty? – 2

By Modesto P. Sa-onoy

I wonder whether the so-called study published by the London-journal, The Lancet Journal which was exposed as fraudulent, was used by Dr. Fauci, the WHO and our Department of Health as the basis to not only advise against the use of HCQ, but also ban it for the treatment of Covid-19 patients or prophylaxis for the frontliners.

Despite the negative advice of WHO, several nations continue to use HCQ with good results. Uganda, for instance, has 43 million people but as of September 3, its confirmed cases were 3,228 of which 1,663 are active but only 33 deaths, a fatality rate of 1.08%. Uganda is a developing country and I was informed that its doctors have the discretion to use HCQ.

 

As of last week, the DoH data show that among the 105 million Filipinos are 310,073 Covid-19 cases with 5,381 deaths. It does not need a mathematical genius to make a comparison. We can cite how other countries that use HCQ like India and Turkey fared compared to us.

I asked a doctor who does not believe in the efficacy of HCQ to direct me to a study as the source of his conviction. That was a revelation. The unbelieving doctor did not give a reference where the use of HCQ proved fatal. Instead, he gave me an internet address which turned to be our Department of Health and a minute video of Dr. Fauci declaring he had not read a “randomized study” confirming that HCQ is safe. Either he is lying or has not done any search even on the internet or both. Why so?

There are plenty of researches, studies and testimonies, from all the continents of the earth – from America to Africa, Asia to Australia, Europe and India – of doctors and patients claiming HCQ is effective and safe while pointing out why and how it could have an adverse result. Our readers will recall I cited several studies on this subject and I received additional references.

There is a saying, “to those who believe no proof is necessary, but to those who refuse to believe, no proof is enough.” Here we are then caught in the web of health officials who refuse to believe except their own clique for reasons only they, and I mean “they” for their number is legion, and are well-funded and in authority.

It was timely that while I was writing this column, I received a reaction from yesterday’s article that is relevant to our discussions especially on the dosage of HCQ.

The reaction says that “Dr. Jerry Jurado was taking HCQ daily during the peak period where he has to face 30-50 patients a day.” It was his prophylaxis. The reactor guessed that Dr. Jurado “was taking this for at least 3 months. Their prophylaxis for health workers is 400 Mg per week (1 tablet on 2 days a week). Others were taking 1 tablet a week (non-front liners). The treatment for Covid is** 800 Mg (4 tablets) on Day 1 and 400 Mg (2 tablets) from Day 2-5. Plus other meds.”

In the case of tests in Europe, “800 Mg is still ok if you used it on Day One only. If you use this continuously (I think their test was for 7 or 10 days treatment), probably on the 4th or 5th day, your heart will start to complain. Dr. Fauci’s approved test was at 1,200 Mg a day for 7 days. It was discontinued after 3 days. These are the figures I can recall.”

This information adds to yesterday’s citation that traced the “adverse side effects” to an overdose, not the drug itself.

But it is difficult for high placed men like Fauci, DoF and WHO to admit they could be wrong and retract despite the deaths and miseries their actions inflict on the world and change our way of life. Pride is said to be deadly to a person, but in other ways they can be deadlier to others.

If I have to sum up the many but brief reactions, they have the same message: why tie the doctor’s hand? Is that a difficult thing to do? Don’t patients have rights?

More tomorrow on this controversy because reactions and studies keep coming.