>>8989094

But Q, influenza medications are NOT confirmed to be effective at treating COVID-19.

Does Tamiflu (oseltamivir) work on COVID-19?

Medically reviewed by Melisa Puckey, BPharm Last updated on Apr 13, 2020.

Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is being used in conjunction with other medicines in a number of clinical trials for patients with COVID-19 (coronavirus).

The trials are testing whether short-term treatment with Tamiflu will reduce length of illness, complications and the rate of death in COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 illness is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Tamiflu is used to treat the viruses influenza A and B, so Tamiflu may or may not be successful at treating COVID-19.

Tamiflu will only work on SARS-CoV-2 if it has the same neuraminidase enzyme that it can block, unless it is discovered to work in an additional way.

>>8989653

>>8989094

I agree, anon, that Tamiflu is not great, but it's the most common drug given to flu patients at onset. My point is that Q's statement is not really true.

How do you treat COVID-19?

The best way to prevent illness is avoiding exposure. Those tips are below.

First: Antibiotics, medicine designed to fight bacteria, won't work on SARS-CoV-2, a virus. If you're infected, you will be asked to self-isolate, to prevent further spread of the disease, for 14 days. If symptoms escalate and you experience a shortness of breath, high fever and lethargy, you should seek medical care.

Treating cases of COVID-19 in the hospital is based on managing patient symptoms in the most appropriate way. For patients with severe disease adversely affecting the lungs, doctors place a tube into the airway so that they can be connected to ventilators – machines which help control breathing.

There are no specific treatments for COVID-19 as yet, though a number are in the works, including experimental antivirals, which can attack the virus, and existing drugs targeted at other viruses like HIV which have shown some promise in treating COVID-19.

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/coronavirus-treatments-remdesivir-hydroxychloroquine-and-vaccines-for-covid-19/

Kayleigh McEnany will hold first WH press briefing this hour.

>>8989765

Well, I wouldn't go as far as your statement, but I try to take Q's posts as being carefully crafted and this might be a case of "misspeaking" but if we don't point things out, we'll never get anywhere. One fifth of all common colds are coronaviruses. Normal flu medications are not truly effective on a cold. This one moves into bacterial infection quickly in people who are vulnerable. I've been following this pretty closely and I think that we'd know by now if this was the case.