We know for a fact Russia and China were both using hydroxychloriquine as prophylactics for early treatment.
As Russian Officials Back Hydroxychloroquine, Doctors Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
Moscow Times, June 1, 2020
Early on in the pandemic, Russia marked out hydroxychloroquine as an effective tool for fighting the coronavirus.
As early as March, Alexander Myasnikov, the doctor who would become Russia’s coronavirus information chief, was recommending that patients take the drug.
Then, in early April, BBC Russia reported that doctors treating coronavirus patients were being forced to test hydroxychloroquine on themselves.
By April 17, Russia had authorized hospitals to use the drug in the fight against the contagion. That same day it received a large shipment from China, while five days later the pharmaceutical company Biocom announced it would produce 170,000 packs of the medicine.
Hydroxychloroquine was also backed by Denis Protsenko, the head doctor of Moscow’s main coronavirus hospital Kommunarka. In a Facebook post on May 5, he advocated using experimental medications during the pandemic.
“If we can use a number of medicines (hydroxychloroquine) based on the experience of foreign colleagues who experienced the epidemic before us, why can’t we use other [drugs] the same way?” Protsenko wrote.
We know for a fact Russia and China were both using hydroxychloriquine as prophylactics for early treatment.
As Russian Officials Back Hydroxychloroquine, Doctors Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
Moscow Times, June 1, 2020
Early on in the pandemic, Russia marked out hydroxychloroquine as an effective tool for fighting the coronavirus.
As early as March, Alexander Myasnikov, the doctor who would become Russia’s coronavirus information chief, was recommending that patients take the drug.
Then, in early April, BBC Russia reported that doctors treating coronavirus patients were being forced to test hydroxychloroquine on themselves.
By April 17, Russia had authorized hospitals to use the drug in the fight against the contagion. That same day it received a large shipment from China, while five days later the pharmaceutical company Biocom announced it would produce 170,000 packs of the medicine.
Hydroxychloroquine was also backed by Denis Protsenko, the head doctor of Moscow’s main coronavirus hospital Kommunarka. In a Facebook post on May 5, he advocated using experimental medications during the pandemic. “If we can use a number of medicines (hydroxychloroquine) based on the experience of foreign colleagues who experienced the epidemic before us, why can’t we use other [drugs] the same way?” Protsenko wrote.
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