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It’s not from the governor.

Look to the names at the bottom of the memo.

And look to whom and what it applies…doctors who are prescribing the drug to THEMSELVES, FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND/OR COWORKERS, or with INTENT TO STOCKPILE.

The letter shows the intent is to MAKE SURE THE DRUG IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE THAT NEED IT.

Also, even though they do it all the time, doctors prescribing meds to themselves or family members and friends can be an ethical breach.

The exact opposite of what the accusation was!

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Forgive me for reading news items, but someone sent me a news story that says NY is about to start giving these drugs to thousands of infected people. Anyone confirm this?

Update: apparently true. they were sent at least 10,000 doses according to many sources. No idea how many doses per person. Whatever, let’s all hope they do the job.

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Yes, that’s the groundwork libs are laying.

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precisely…this drug been prescribed for all around the world, it’s side effects is well known.

But when you have a governor of Michigan threatening doctors for prescribing hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for treatment…then you need to ask yourself why? What’s her agenda? What cost is she willing to accept to push her agenda.

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As this letter says.

to avoid “a shortage for patients with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other ailments for which chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are proven treatments.”

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Out of 3500 effected people in Michigan and let say 5 percent of them are life threatening are you saying they don’t have enough to take care of 175 patients without endangering supplies?
Is so would you agree that state is badly managed then?

Seems to me shes covering for her own failures.

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We are already seeing reports of shortages for the treatment of Lupus and Rheumatoid arthritis because of a plausible yet unproven treatment using the same drugs.

There are concerns also that people are taking the medication as a prophylactic and protection against Covid-19 when that has also not been proven.

The availibility and production of these drugs follows market forces and not State mandate. So when demand ( part of which may be irrational demand aka hoarding) may be in play, then the State should step in to make sure as much as possible that the drugs go to proven treatments instead of unproven ones until the supply side can catch up.

There is no real need to concoct an “agenda” when it is laid out in plain language why the step is being taken.

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Serious questions:

#1 How many doses are there available?

#2 How long to produce in the huge quantitative necessary if it does prove to be effective?

#3 If it does have a prophylactic effect, for how long? A day? A week? What are the long term effects of extended usage?
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We can get product ramped up. Somewhere I read Israel has about 10 million prescriptions that they’re will to give out.

Either way if…and yes I’m saying if it works we need to move on it until something better comes out…if not then vaccine.

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And until it gets ramped up and in the supply chain, it would seem reasonable to preserve the current supply for those where it is proven to help and restrict it where it may help but is currently unproven until the scarify goes away.

No need to invent a scary “agenda” when the reasoning is clearly laid out.

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People are dying and you want to hold off treatment?

Folks right here is problem with socialize medicine that we talked about. Make a note of this @FlyoverCountry. This will become their talking point…and why this rationing of medical supplies will be the norm once they gain total control of our medical needs. Rationing and death panels.

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Jescoe promise me you will not take it, ever.

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Meh? Me? Not at all, Conan.

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Italy…

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Good example.

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I have no idea why one would make this an argument about “socialized medicine” when this a reality about how to deal with scarcity.

While the scarcity exists, there has to be a choice made as to whether one reserves the medicine for proven treatments or for unproven ones.

If there wasn’t a scarcity then this whole thing would be moot.

No need to construct nefarious “agenda” where none exists.

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Touted.

Failure.

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I want it now

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You’re still rationing medicine…and thus healthcare. You made a prime example of what we talked about that left will do concerning socialized medicine. That and having no faith in free market system that will step up to plate to provide such medication.

We already have test kits hitting the marker now that can have test results within minutes.

And I went every conservative here to see it for themselves.

Thank you…

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Italy. Spain.

It is best to rely on the government, right? While you or a loved one is on their deathbed? “NO, don’t give me any treatment that isn’t approved!”

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