Laney Heffelfinger
Editor-in-Chief
I think we all know there have been countless rumors and sayings of different treatments for COVID-19 that are supposed to “worsen the symptoms” however, is that really always the case?
There have been plenty of statements that hydroxychloroquine is a solution for some severe symptoms of COVID-19, however, after research and tests, it has been concluded that not only does this drug not help lessen symptoms of COVID-19, it actually has been shown to worsen the state and symptoms of patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
According to CNBC, 811 of the patients treated with this drug, or 60% of all patients given the drug were found to be more ill 48 hours after being given the drug then they were prior to receiving the “treatment”. It was also found that of these patients who were given this drug for COVID-19, many of them also were found to be suffering from “serious heart rhythm problems” after the administering of the drug.
While it has recently been found from researchers and scientists that there is in fact a cure and antibodies that can resist the virus, it is very clear from these studies that hydroxychloroquine is not one of them.
