Trump announces Covid-19 Breakthrough!

[Hans Blaster]

It used to be that I'd trust official medical breakthroughs coming from USA.
Now, I'm equally as skeptical as I would be of a breakthrough coming from Russia or China.

A handy guide to the needed level of skepticism on major medical breakthroughs:

* If it is announced after extended studies and proper regulatory testing for safety and effectiveness, it's probably OK. (Since this will probably be connected to a drug company, they are planning to make a boatload of mone from it.)

* If it is a temporary, emergency, or "off label" usage, it probably won't harm you, but don't expect a miracle cure.

* If it's a research study showing an "amazing potential breakthrough" reported in a journal article. Wait. It's not ready for use yet. Perhaps in a decade or so.

* If it's announce by Donald Trump, it could be good, it could be nonsense, it could be dangerous, but it almost certainly is being announced because *he* wants you to credit *him* for saving you. Dig deep and don't trust without evidence coming from non-partisan medical experts.

(Really only the last item is "new".)

 

[ZNP]

A handy guide to the needed level of skepticism on major medical breakthroughs:

* If it is announced after extended studies and proper regulatory testing for safety and effectiveness, it's probably OK. (Since this will probably be connected to a drug company, they are planning to make a boatload of mone from it.)

* If it is a temporary, emergency, or "off label" usage, it probably won't harm you, but don't expect a miracle cure.

* If it's a research study showing an "amazing potential breakthrough" reported in a journal article. Wait. It's not ready for use yet. Perhaps in a decade or so.

* If it's announce by Donald Trump, it could be good, it could be nonsense, it could be dangerous, but it almost certainly is being announced because *he* wants you to credit *him* for saving you. Dig deep and don't trust without evidence coming from non-partisan medical experts.

(Really only the last item is "new".)

Wow, Trump is already listed in your medical dictionary on medical breakthroughs?!

 

[Hans Blaster]

Wow, Trump is already listed in your medical dictionary on medical breakthroughs?!

It's a temporary entry.

 

[cow451]

In other news, President Trump has scheduled a release for Wednesday announcing yet another medical breakthrough. Close Trump advisor David Dennison was overheard saying, "It will be really big. It will be terrific. Everyone will love it. It will cut infection rates to zero. Infections will just go away."

When asked for confirmation, long-time scientific expert John Barron declined comment, noting that "Wednesday will be a really big day and that everyone will be shocked and amazed."

 

[stevil]

Wow, Trump is already listed in your medical dictionary on medical breakthroughs?!

Unfortunately Trump claims to know medicine better than anyone, and while the cameras are pointing at him he cant resist promoting a "cure"

 

[Telesto]

Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as ‘breakthrough’ covid-19 treatment

Plasma therapy!

As to be expected it has mixed results and is rather old, as in it was being used in China before Covid-19 ever hit the States.

But a breakthrough as Donald sees things.

I take it with hydroxychloroquine and oleandrin. Then I go to work without a mask to prove to everyone I smarts.

 

[Telesto]

In other news, President Trump has scheduled a release for Wednesday announcing yet another medical breakthrough. Close Trump advisor David Dennison was overheard saying, "It will be really big. It will be terrific. Everyone will love it. It will cut infection rates to zero. Infections will just go away."

When asked for confirmation, long-time scientific expert John Barron declined comment, noting that "Wednesday will be a really big day and that everyone will be shocked and amazed."

What terrific timing!

 

[Telesto]

"It will be really big. It will be terrific. Everyone will love it. It will cut infection rates to zero. Infections will just go away."

Also, this is why I hate buying a car.

 

[Telesto]

It used to be that I'd trust official medical breakthroughs coming from USA.
Now, I'm equally as skeptical as I would be of a breakthrough coming from Russia or China.

They're the best. They're the best. They're great. The biggest.

 

[durangodawood]

...
* If it's announce by Donald Trump, it could be good, it could be nonsense, it could be dangerous, but it almost certainly is being announced because *he* wants you to credit *him* for saving you. Dig deep and don't trust without evidence coming from non-partisan medical experts.

(Really only the last item is "new".)

* If its announced by Donald Trump, go ahead and try swallowing it, rubbing on your scalp, injecting it into a vein or not a vein, snort some, whatever feels like it might work.

 

[stevil]

* If its announced by Donald Trump, go ahead and try swallowing it, rubbing on your scalp, injecting it into a vein or not a vein, snort some, whatever feels like it might work.

Typically, it's hard to swallow.

 

[cow451]

Typically, it's hard to swallow.

Ever wonder what happened to all that Trump Vodka?

 

[ZNP]

Putin, Xi Jinping, and Trump discussing how to cure Covid

 

[cow451]

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Putin, Xi Jinping, and Trump discussing how to cure Covid

Is that Mr. Trump on the left?

 

[ZNP]

Is that Mr. Trump on the left?

The orange hair gave him away.

 

[Glass*Soul]

FDA chief Dr. Hahn explained that a 35% decrease in mortality means that out of 100 people sick with Covod19 35 will be saved. That doesn't even come close to what it means. This is idiocy at the very top.

 

[MehGuy]

Donald rummaged through the White House kitchen one boing rainy Sunday Afternoon and cooked up something that took care of this COVID thing and single handedly saved the world!