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A bit more on Doctor Didier Raoult
 [Politico] PARIS ‐ Sitting behind his desk in a hospital in the southern French city of Marseille, Didier Raoult has convinced thousands, including the U.S. president, that a common antimalarial drug can save people infected by Covid-19.In a few short weeks, the controversial microbiologist has become France’s best-known doctor after announcing the coronavirus "endgame" on Youtube. He is also a ticking time bomb for the government and health authorities, as his supporters and some high-profile politicians challenge official policy on battling the coronavirus. "Why don’t we use it?" Bruno Retailleau, the head of conservative group Les Républicains in the Senate, asked on France Inter. "It has one advantage: It is not expensive. ... Is it because Big Pharma labs would like to make money on the back of our fellow citizens?" he added. The antimalarial chloroquine and its related compound, hydroxychloroquine, have been the focus of intense debate in France since Raoult, the head of a university hospital institute in Marseille, announced what he said were promising results on a small sample of patients in late February. Since then, people have been queuing outside his hospital to get treatment, despite warnings from the scientific community about problems with the way Raoult designed and carried out his trials ‐ the results of which were not peer-reviewed prior to publication. Posted by: Besoeker 2020-03-31 |
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