Here is the thing. Nobody, not even Trump has declared HCQ to be a silver bullet. The Trump line that stands out to me the most is it may work, it may not, we'll see.
Next, we know HCQ acts as an ionophore. We know zinc retards many viruses ability to replicate. We know HCQ does have side effects. We know drugs we take for many ailments have side effects including death in some instances.
We also know that a combination of HCQ and zinc has been administered to some that have claimed to have dramatic reduction in symptoms in a remarkably short period of time. We also know some patients have not reacted well to the cocktail.
Based on that, I simply see no reason why anyone would be aggressively trying to discredit the use of the combo. Sure, cite that there has been no clinical trials. Sure, point out that it may not work for all but at least acknowledge that a large number of patients that have received the treatment responded to some degree.
My guess would be that the combo isn't a silver bullet as much as it is a treatment that slows or stops the replication of the virus and allows the patients immune system to catch up. My guess is there are also other treatments coming on line that will work similarly and hopefully, people will just hope patients and doctors find and use what works for each individual patient and stop trying to score political points with a disease and potential treatments.
