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3/28/20 9:14am
Twitter refuses to allow Rudy Giuliani to spread lies about an untested coronavirus treatment, or slander governors critical of Trump.
After trying to get Dr. Fauci fired, Trump's lying sycophants and lawyers are helping to spread dangerous lies about a treatment for COVID-19 in an effort to defend Donald's bungled response to the virus, and his constant attacks on governors demanding help from the federal government.
Meditate grabbed the tweet pictured above before it was deleted by Twitter because it violated the platforms rules.
It's bad enough for Rudy to spread false information that could lead to panic and death about the unproven and untested drug hydroxychloroquine that Fox News TV hosts have been hawking as a possible treatment. But to use a tweet by Charlie Kirk, who is using lies posted by Jim Hoft, just compounds the lunacy of it all.
Hoft recently was on the conspiracy driven Alex Jones show about ten days ago promoting deep state conspiracies when Hoft said that the coronavirus crisis is the third time that the deep state is trying to take [Trump] out.
Telling Americans that Michigan's Gov. Whitmer is trying to kill people to hurt Trump, and using sicko Hoft as their source is insane.
Leading a covert and shadow government behind Congress's back in an effort to start a conspiracy against Trump's political rival should have already gotten Giuliani banned. But with this horrific tweet, Rudy Giuliani should be permanently banned from all television and radio appearances by all credible news source and television shows.
More here: https://crooksandliars.com/2020/03/rudy-giuliani-has-phony-coronavirus-cure
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How many believe this still? It is a HOAX, a real hoax.
Those with serious medical conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and some types of malaria use this drug for these illnesses. Now many cannot get them as rich people and doctors have them now for themselves.
I read that the Governor of Nevada banned the sale of hydroxychloroquine the other day. I can understand why but does this not leave disabled people behind that need this medication?
Twitter deleted Giuliani's dangerous tweet but still this rumor circulates as being a cure for those that are too stupid to research this drug and realize that there is no proof whatsoever that it cures or helps COVID-19. A small study in France is not enough to prove any efficacy. Period!
riversedge
(70,047 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The French paper on this was clearly fraudulent.
There is no reliable evidence supporting this treatment.
That doesnt make it a hoax, but it is certainly incorrect to state that this is a cure.
It is an unproven assertion.
CountAllVotes
(20,863 posts)From everything I've read, it sounds like there's no way we'll have a vaccine ready to save us from over-running hospital capabilities. Also seems very unlikely that they'll come up with an anti-viral drug in time either. So using medicine to keep the immune response within reasonable bounds seems like our best defense. I do like the fact that they're waiving some of the FDA rules and going with "right to try" on things like chloroquine and Z-packs.
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His response rec'd this reply from me:
That last link I sent you discusses the old malaria drug. It does not work, that is the reality of it.
They have no treatment for this virus. It is not a flu, it is of zoomorphic origin.
It is not that I do not want a treatment, cure or vaccine.
However, they are shooting blanks and want to open everything up at the end of next week.
These are very evil and very stupid people.
Their goal is all abt. Wall Street and money.
Frankly, I suspect they'll all rot together in hell for their murderous crimes.
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I have not heard from him since.
Another one down and few left that believe me, very few.
Had they only paid attention to me in Jan. when I first became highly alarmed after finding a box of face masks on the door of the FEDERAL health clinic I go to on Jan. 30, 2020.
I knew that very day that a global pandemic was soon to be the case. You don't see FEDERAL anything giving things away. Nope.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)Long read but helped me to understand much more about the vaccine development process.
CountAllVotes
(20,863 posts)Having worked in this field, I already am well-aware of this.
Its like AIDS which is a virus.
There are treatments but after all of these years, there is still not a vaccine against AIDS.
Thanks for the link.
I recommended it so it would make it to the Greatest Page.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)on this process in order to temper expectations and to reduce their temptation to pressure politicians to try and accelerate the process - which can be dangerous.
I am completely confident our medical scientists will work on this one with due speed.
And, thank you for your service in this area. I feels good to know we've contributed in a field even when it was in early stages of development, as I've done in a couple of areas of engineering.
KY.........
UTUSN
(70,640 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,363 posts)prove all the naysayers wrong.
Initech
(100,028 posts)green88
(19 posts)have to say before people stop believing them?
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)And, for quite a spell and until just recently, everything Russian.
KY...........
Ilsa
(61,688 posts)the drugs trump was pushing, but it will be awhile before they know if the drugs provide any positive benefits.
CountAllVotes
(20,863 posts)In the words of the professor of pharmacology I worked for, "FIVE YEARS IS NOTHING TO STUDY A DRUG!".