Hydroxychloroquine / Breaking Results: Sermo’s COVID-19 Real Time Barometer Study

Have You Read This ? It was published back in March 2020. I am not saying anything but ?

Sermo is a private social media network for physicians open to licensed M.D.s and D.O.s in the United States, and 149 other countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, and English-speaking Oceania.

Sermo

Given the strategic importance of this topic, a total of 6,227physicians across all specialties were sampled. The 30 countries included in the sample are United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Italy, UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Poland, Russia, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, India and Hong Kong.

Treatments & Efficacy:•3 most commonly prescribed treatments amongst COVID-19 treaters are 56% analgesics, 41% Azithromycin, and 33% Hydroxychloroquine.

•Hydroxychloroquine usage amongst COVID-19 treatersis 72% in Spain, 49% in Italy, 41% in Brazil, 39% in Mexico, 28% in France, 23% in US, 17% in Germany, 16% in Canada, 13% in UK and 7% in Japan.•Hydroxychloroquine was overall chosen as the most effective therapy from a list of 15 options (37% of COVID-19 treaters).

•75% in Spain, 53% Italy, 44% in China, 43% in Brazil, 29% in France, 23% in US and 13% in UK

Published in March 2020. What is the % of use now after trial results were less than stellar?

a reply to: sligtlyskeptical

I am not saying anything as I never heard of these guys until today. Just take a look at their web site. Here's a more recent press release!

New York, NY Sermo Reports: 85% of Worldwide Physicians See False Negative Test Results with COVID-19 Patients and 9% Have Seen at Least One Case of Re-Infection May 14, 2020

NEW YORK— May 14, 2020 —The United States has performed over 9.9 million molecular tests for COVID-19 to date. The ability to accurately test and trace new infections is critical for reopening the country. Experts believe easing restrictions before testing becomes more accurate and accessible could lead to a new surge of infections. Sermo’s COVID-19 Real Time Barometer, an international weekly poll including more than 40,000 interviews with physicians in 31 countries, explores a variety of COVID-19 themes. In week 7, perspectives around false negatives and re-infection rates were explored. The survey included 4,476 physicians and was conducted May 3 – 5, 2020. Complete study data and methodology can be found here.

Sermo

originally posted by: sligtlyskeptical
Published in March 2020. What is the % of use now after trial results were less than stellar?

The last "trials" have been bunk. Instead of providing it early they give it as a last resort once you are already hospitalized which pretty much defeats the purpose and it needs to be given with Zinc to achieve the anti-viral impact needed.

a reply to: infolurker

Just go to the Sermo web site! Its probably the closest thing to the truth of whats going on out there.

No MSM
No Governor on TV
No Trump

Sermo

a reply to: Waterglass

if there is anything that can be a positive towards Trump, it's right wing propaganda regardless. Sorry, they made it this way.

originally posted by: infolurker

originally posted by: sligtlyskeptical
Published in March 2020. What is the % of use now after trial results were less than stellar?

The last "trials" have been bunk. Instead of providing it early they give it as a last resort once you are already hospitalized which pretty much defeats the purpose and it needs to be given with Zinc to achieve the anti-viral impact needed.

That is a well-established fact and has been spoken about regularly here.

It makes me question the motivation of people that continually ignore that fact and continually push the already debunked claim.

If used early Hydroxychloroquine can and does save life’s.

But people will ignore that fact and let people die over petty hatred for a man .

originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: infolurker

Just go to the Sermo web site! Its probably the closest thing to the truth of whats going on out there.

No MSM
No Governor on TV
No Trump

Sermo

Ok.
Survey says, (that's what it is, a survey of doctors' opinions) for treatment of mild symptoms, 37% of those doctors surveyed say that Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine is very effective or highly effective. Which means that 63% say that Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine is moderately effective, sligthly effective, or not effective. "Traditional Chinese Medicine" has the highest approval rating, at 67%.

Survey says, for treatment of hospitalized patients, 20% of those surveyed say that Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine is very effective or highly effective. Which means that 80% say that Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine is moderately, sligthly, or not effective. "Traditional Chinese Medicine" has the highest approval rating, at 63%.

Almost twice as many doctors think that a cuppa Chinese tea works?


Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) and Chloroquine don't seem to stand out much in the survey in comparison to most other treatments.
app.sermo.com...

a reply to: infolurker

The last "trials" have been bunk

No clinical trials have been completed as yet. So your claim seems to be a bit premature.

a reply to: Phage

No clinical trials have been completed as yet

so after more than almost two months since weve heard about this drug and the doctors who tried it and worked with them?

why didnt the do any clinical trials? do you have an answer to this question?

a reply to: Dr UAE

so after more than almost two months since weve heard about this drug and the doctors who tried it and worked with them?

Without proper controls and blinding, there is no way to know if it was the treatment which was effective or some other factor.

Clinical trials are underway. Properly conducted trials are not completed overnight.

www.clinicaltrials.gov...
www.clinicaltrials.gov...
clinicaltrials.gov...
www.nih.gov...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...

a reply to: Phage
Undocumented holistic curative involving Vitamin C powder mixed with quinine water taken by mouth.

a reply to: vethumanbeing

I have been having a gin and tonic or two on a fairly regular basis. I have not experienced any COVID symptoms.
It must be working.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: vethumanbeing
I have been having a gin and tonic or two on a fairly regular basis. I have not experienced any COVID symptoms.
It must be working.

Gin was the secret additive to quinine tonic during malaria outbreaks (it worked).

a reply to: vethumanbeing

The lime prevents scurvy. Bonus!

a reply to: Phage
from you own source - differs from your fake news -

Almost twice as many doctors think that a cuppa Chinese tea works

Please indicate which medications you are currently using to treat COVID-19 patients In the hospital (moderate-severe symptoms, excluding ICU patients).
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine
56%
Azithromycin or similar antibiotics
54%
Traditional Chinese Medicine
3%
Please indicate which medications you are currently using to treat COVID-19 patients in the ICU (critical symptoms).
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine
45%

Which is why I ask you for a source to verify the BS.

a reply to: puzzled2
Pardon the formatting.

For patients you treat outside the hospital (mild symptoms in community setting), rate the efficacy of medications you have used to treat COVID-19.


Not Effective Slightly effective Moderately Effective Very Effective Extremely Effective top2
▾ N
Traditional Chinese Medicine
11% 22% 50% 17% 67% 18
Favipiravir (Avigan)
22% 22% 33% 17% 50% 18
Methotrexate
30% 40% 50% 10
Ivermectin
26% 22% 41% 7% 48% 27
Remdesivir
15% 35% 35% 9% 44% 34
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or Chloroquine
23% 39% 26% 11% 37% 202
Tocilizumab (Actemra)
12% 12% 42% 31% 35% 26
Plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 (convalescent plasma)
19% 48% 29% 33% 21
Zinc
11% 36% 24% 16% 14% 30% 76
Sarilumab (Kevzara)
29% 43% 29% 29% 7
Azithromycin or similar antibiotics
31% 36% 20% 8% 28% 286
Interferon-beta
28% 44% 22% 28% 18
Gamma Globulin
16% 56% 12% 12% 24% 25
Colchicine
9% 39% 30% 17% 22% 23
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
15% 39% 28% 15% 18% 61
Acyclovir
11% 37% 37% 9% 14% 35
Anti-HIV drugs (e.g. Lopinavir plus Ritonavir – Kaletra)
8% 38% 41% 8% 14% 37

Chloroquine does not seem to be much more highly rated than a number of other treatments.
Does it?

a reply to: Phage

considering you using a 4% usage against a 56% usage pretty easy to squew a "what are your feelings" question

a reply to: puzzled2

Yes I have said previously that the survey results seem oddly skewed toward "traditional Chinese medicine."

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: puzzled2

Yes I have said previously that the survey results seem oddly skewed toward "traditional Chinese medicine."

Hydroxychloroquine intravenously given with vitamin C is supposed to kill this virus. No idea why.