Ternaugh Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, ScottishFox said: Nevada just banned the use of Chloroquine and/or Hydroxycholorquine for treating Covid-19. Seems like that should be up to the doctors. Especially in the severe cases where the potential side-effects of the treatment are ... not dying or - at worst - still dying? It's to stop people from hoarding the drugs before the efficacy of the treatment is established. https://www.fox5vegas.com/coronavirus/nevada-gov-sisolak-signs-directive-to-avoid-drug-hoarding-amid/article_e9b56a90-6e1a-11ea-9fd1-53f850dda675.html 1 minute ago, RPMiller said: Wow! That is a pretty serious position to take before the science is even finished on it. Talk about knee-jerk reactions. I wonder who's going to be accountable for that decision. Good thing it's an election year. Governor Sisolak is up for re-election in 2022. I voted for him for governor, and I was aware of his record as a member of the Clark County Commission. Unless things change greatly, I would probably vote for him again. Pattern Ghost and Cygnia 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, ScottishFox said: Nevada just banned the use of Chloroquine and/or Hydroxycholorquine for treating Covid-19. Seems like that should be up to the doctors. Especially in the severe cases where the potential side-effects of the treatment are ... not dying or - at worst - still dying? A ban can be reccinded, or over ridden. I suspect it was to avoid quack treatments, or the like from getting too wild... Tom Cowan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: It's to stop people from hoarding the drugs before the efficacy of the treatment is established. https://www.fox5vegas.com/coronavirus/nevada-gov-sisolak-signs-directive-to-avoid-drug-hoarding-amid/article_e9b56a90-6e1a-11ea-9fd1-53f850dda675.html Okay, then I take back my shocked response. That is a reasonable reason. If it is for the good of the people and not as a knee-jerk reaction, and can be lifted to allow actual testing to take place, I'm fine with that. I just have plenty of experience with government bureaucracy and the healthcare system and it has left a bad taste in my mouth. But those situations weren't looking out for the citizens' well-being. This one sounds like it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RPMiller Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Ah yes, the great Boomer purge of 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Study suggests hydrochloroquine no better at treating coronavirus than conventional care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 *hoards tonic water and gin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 3:04 AM, Drhoz said: Unfortunately, my wife is a school teacher, and it's impossible to keep the little stench-goblins away from each other, and our idiotic government refuses to close the schools claiming it would be too hard for any health-worker parents to find child care, and "education is important". Here's hoping one of the important things they're being educated about is how to take care of themselves while their parents are sick in bed with COVID-19, and their grandparents are in the hospital or dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Do high school students actually learn anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Badger said: Do high school students actually learn anything? I hope so; otherwise, I've been wasting my time for the last quarter century! Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Not sure if this should go here or in Quotes. "So when are the health insurance people going to start yelling 'Act of God' over this virus?" "Once the hospitals are way overloaded." was the reply. Overheard when shopping. I hope it is not how it goes down. Edited March 25, 2020 by Tom Cowan 2nd thoughts after cooling down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 A Woman With Lupus Said Her Health Care Provider Is Stopping Her Chloroquine Prescription And Thanked Her For The “Sacrifice” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 21 year old woman with no underlying health conditions dies from coronavirus https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52041709 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Jackson Browne Tests Positive for Coronavirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Cygnia said: *hoards tonic water and gin* And we know which has priority..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 My state, Idaho, just joined the "stay at home by order of the governor" club. My boss says to plan on coming in, and that he will be the one to say if that really applies to us. "Governor Little didn't know if the liquor stores would stay open. We process nuclear waste. we're a little more important than liquor stores." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Well...I got my back and neck adjusted Monday, the usual thing....but good timing. New Mexico has banned non-essential medical treatment. Anything that can be delayed for up to 3 months without undue risk counts...so figure that's the common stuff like routine chiropractic adjustments, dental cleanings, and checkups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: A Woman With Lupus Said Her Health Care Provider Is Stopping Her Chloroquine Prescription And Thanked Her For The “Sacrifice” My niece has lupus. I hope her doctor isn't this foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Sounds like NYC has run out of ventilators... ...and morgue space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, Pattern Ghost said: My niece has lupus. I hope her doctor isn't this foolish. It wasn't an individual doctor, it was Kaiser Permanente. And this is why, for example, the Nevada decision to ban chloroquine for use with Covid isn't merely sensible, but necessary. Ever since the stories first broke about the possible therapeutic value, the panic-buying for these drugs has been akin to that for toilet paper. The lack of supply for lupus and other patients for which it is a necessary stabilizing drug, was voiced as a serious concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, unclevlad said: It wasn't an individual doctor, it was Kaiser Permanente. And this is why, for example, the Nevada decision to ban chloroquine for use with Covid isn't merely sensible, but necessary. Ever since the stories first broke about the possible therapeutic value, the panic-buying for these drugs has been akin to that for toilet paper. The lack of supply for lupus and other patients for which it is a necessary stabilizing drug, was voiced as a serious concern. And I hope what I'm smelling isn't the management of a private health care network anticipating a more lucrative short-term market for the drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 5000 masks found and donated tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, unclevlad said: It wasn't an individual doctor, it was Kaiser Permanente. Yeah, I noticed after I read into the article. I work in a hospital, where "provider" is synonymous with "doctor" for the most part. Either way, I hope she doesn't fall prey to the stupidity of hording unproven medicine she needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: And I hope what I'm smelling isn't the management of a private health care network anticipating a more lucrative short-term market for the drug. Thought of that. Could well be, but if it's tried? That would be profiteering, and I suspect there will be many, many pairs of eyes watching out for that, especially with regard to drugs. FDA might need to step in to take Nevada's step...limit things to clinical trials, bar it from use as a Covid treatment until such time as it's shown to work. What I've seen is that the root problem is it's being taken as a preventive measure, and that's what's killing the supply. So stopping that should ease the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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