Opinion: We should debate the best COVID treatments. But let’s eschew revisionist history

has compiled 2,399 papers on 590 treatments administered to 437,936 patients with COVID-19. Treatment modalities have not been neglected during the pandemic.

In fact, the first widely used and effective treatment was dexamethasone, a 60-year-old steroid drug still valued for its anti-inflammatory properties. Among the recommended drugs in current Canadian use, most are repurposed. This includes rheumatoid arthritis drugs , hepatitis C treatment , a blood thinner , an asthma treatment , and yes, the psychiatric drug on which the essay focused . Many more repurposed drugs have been studied worldwide but are widely viewed as unproven or ineffective.

Despite enrolments in the tens of thousands, early vaccine trials lacked statistical power to look at severe outcomes of infection such as hospitalization or death. As Dr. Doidge acknowledges, the decision to focus instead on protection from symptomatic infection was a strategic choice to accelerate trial completion during a rapidly escalating crisis.

Instead, the essay emphasizes the reduced effectiveness of vaccines at preventing symptomatic disease caused by Omicron, and also obfuscates the big difference in denominators when highlighting similar ICU occupancy among those with and without vaccination.

I’m very excited to explore other perspectives. I’m also thinking of organizing support here for our truckers. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much in advance 🇨🇦🦅🇨🇦

you should report the news truthfully, not give opinions!!!!

Mistakes were made, some critical. We need to learn from them for future situations. Revising history helps no one.

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