Thanks Baker.
Here is some journal article sauce for the Ford COVID-19 Task Force HCQ study.
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>>9846115 Hydroxychloroquine helped save coronavirus patients, study shows; Trump campaign hails 'fantastic news'
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Fox article:
Hydroxychloroquine helped save coronavirus patients, study shows; Trump campaign hails 'fantastic news'
Greg Ree, Fox News, July 03 2020
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hydroxychloroquine-helped-save-coronavirus-study
Journal Article:
Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, and Combination in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)30534-8/fulltext
Results
Of 2,541 patients, with a median total hospitalization time of 6 days (IQR: 4-10 days), median age was 64 years (IQR:53-76 years), 51% male, 56% African American, with median time to follow-up of 28.5 days (IQR:3-53). Overall in-hospital mortality was 18.1% (95% CI:16.6%-19.7%); by treatment: hydroxychloroquine?+?azithromycin, 157/783 (20.1% [95% CI: 17.3%-23.0%]), hydroxychloroquine alone, 162/1202 (13.5% [95% CI: 11.6%-15.5%]), azithromycin alone, 33/147 (22.4% [95% CI: 16.0%-30.1%]), and neither drug, 108/409 (26.4% [95% CI: 22.2%-31.0%])?. Primary cause of mortality was respiratory failure (88%);no patient had documented torsades de pointes. From Cox regression modeling, predictors of mortality were age>65 years (HR:2.6 [95% CI:1.9-3.3]), white race (HR:1.7 [95% CI:1.4-2.1]), CKD (HR:1.7 [95%CI:1.4-2.1]), reduced O2 saturation level on admission (HR:1.5 [95%CI:1.1-2.1]), and ventilator use during admission (HR: 2.2 [95%CI:1.4-3.3]). Hydroxychloroquine provided a 66% hazard ratio reduction, and hydroxychloroquine?+?azithromycin 71% compared to neither treatment (p?<?0.001).
Conclusions and Relevance
In this multi-hospital assessment, when controlling for COVID-19 risk factors, treatment with hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin was associated with reduction in COVID-19 associated mortality. Prospective trials are needed to examine this impact.