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Not sure how I missed this article:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaint...dium=email

Demand for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine increased substantially following endorsements by high-profile figures and remained high even after a death attributable to chloroquine-containing products was reported. In times of public health crises, therapies not supported by adequate evidence—such as would lead to US Food and Drug Administration approval—should not be touted by public figures. Endorsements can lead to unsupervised use of the products with dangerous consequences to the people who take them, and hoarding of these medications can result in shortages for those who require them for legitimate health reasons. These negative consequences are magnified in this circumstance because chloroquine-containing products are commercially available to the public through such sites as Amazon.

In case you are wondering, they only looked at searches connected to a purchase like "buy chloroquine" or amazon searches for hydroxychloroquine, etc.

BC

[BostonCard]

Not sure how I missed this article:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaint...dium=email

Demand for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine increased substantially following endorsements by high-profile figures and remained high even after a death attributable to chloroquine-containing products was reported. In times of public health crises, therapies not supported by adequate evidence—such as would lead to US Food and Drug Administration approval—should not be touted by public figures. Endorsements can lead to unsupervised use of the products with dangerous consequences to the people who take them, and hoarding of these medications can result in shortages for those who require them for legitimate health reasons. These negative consequences are magnified in this circumstance because chloroquine-containing products are commercially available to the public through such sites as Amazon.

In case you are wondering, they only looked at searches connected to a purchase like "buy chloroquine" or amazon searches for hydroxychloroquine, etc.

BC