A thread about #AmericasFrontlineDoctors
Influenza A (which caused the 1918 flu) wasn't isolated until 1933 and a vaccine wasn't available to the general public until well into the 1940s. The vaccine went through trials on the US military.
What makes this group of suspect doctors ("America's Frontline Doctors") think they've cured a virus that we didn't know existed until 8 months ago?
We haven't even had the virus long enough to know what residual effects are from having it. New information on risk conditions,
symptoms, complications, and comorbidities are released literally *every day.* New evidence from a few weeks ago shows it's not actually a respiratory problem, but a blood problem which has common presentation in lungs and respiratory tracts.
Studies and test cases of anything less than tens of thousands of people across the gender, race, and existing health condition spectrum don't tell us anything meaningful. Anecdotal evidence is not a scientific study and can’t be used to judge the safety or efficacy of a
treatment course.
A study of 18 individuals who "seemed" to respond to a combination of medications or a study of "22 individuals treated with course of medications" is barely a sample point when we're talking about something whose infection footprint doubles every 15 days.
Why is looking for the easy answer of a conspiracy so much "better" than recognizing that we have this virus among us and it will take vigilant sanitation and hygiene practices to minimize the spread until it's understood and a viable vaccine is available?
It's beyond reckless and foolish for anyone to say anything other than "we don't have enough information yet."
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