'Desperation science' slows hunt for coronavirus drugs

The world is desperate, in other words. It doesn't help to have an ignorant non-leader making decisions.

This is what happens when political desperation drives science instead of reason driving science.

Of course science matters, but this silly article is part of an unrelenting anti-Trump campaign, and is poorly informed at that.

It seems the campaign against hydroxychloroquine is political more than medical - as scores of doctors have results indicating that it is effective for preventing the onset of COVID-19 symptoms and for treating the disease in the early to moderate stages, but not once patients reach advanced stages of illness. The BBC even reported that trials are underway again (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53233070) after a dodgy study against the drug was withdrawn.

The desperation here is more from the Trump-haters and probably organisations and people with a vested interest in continued fear-mongering who stand to make a lot of money or gain influence from new treatments or vaccines, but not from an off-patent drug.

The desperation here is more from the Trump-haters and probably organisations and people with a vested interest in continued fear-mongering who stand to make a lot of money or gain influence from new treatments or vaccines, but not from an off-patent drug.

Yep, just pure fear-mongering, example the focus of most news outlets is the overall cases and not the active cases, the current worldwide recovery rate is at 93%, not to mention majority (70-80%) of the deaths are due to existing autoimmune diseases.