Doctors Silenced – Hydroxychloroquine; the drug in the middle of a propaganda war

BY SIMONE J. SMITH

“A lot of good things have come out. And you’d be surprised at how many people are taking it, especially the front-line workers, before you catch it. The front-line workers — many, many are taking it. I happen to be taking it.” President Donald Trump

On Monday July 27^th, 2020, medical professionals attended the America’s Frontline Doctors Summit in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The doctors present took the opportunity to address the media and the U.S. public about the country’s fight against COVID-19. One of those doctors was Dr Stella Immanuel. Backed by her medical colleagues, she spoke out against the current accepted virus treatment and the need to wear masks. It was not too long after that, President Donald Trump endorsed the claims of the doctors, and even admitted to being on this now very politicized over the counter drug.

Since this announcement, there has been a whirlwind of events.

Let’s start with what took place directly after, and then I am going to introduce the community to Dr Stella Immanuel, an outspoken, healer, who does not mince words, nor does she back down to bullies.

Not too long after the announcement, Oliver Darcy (a CNN reporter) shared the video online and it gained traction quickly. After gaining 13 million views, the video was removed from Facebook. A Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying, ”We’ve removed this video for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19.”

Since then, drastic attempts have been made to vilify Dr. Immanuel and her colleagues. They have gone so far as to attack her faith, something that she holds very dear to her. It seems like herself and her colleagues had poked the sleeping bear. Not long after, the NIH Library was brimming with research studies denouncing the use of this drug. What was not done was a cover up of all the other studies that show how useful this now scandalous drug is.

What drug is this you ask? What drug has caused such commotion, that videos about the use of it draw censorship? The drug is hydroxychloroquine.

Dr Risch, an epidemiology professor at the Yale School of Public Health said hydroxychloroquine could save 100,000 lives from the coronavirus but added that the controversial anti-malaria drug has instead been used in a “propaganda war.” In his words, “It’s a political drug now, not a medical drug, and that’s caused the complete population’s ignorance.”

He took time to address medical professionals who have denounced using the drug as a treatment for coronavirus patients. “There are many doctors that I’ve received hostile remarks from, saying that hydroxychloroquine cannot be used as a “prophylactic” for front-line workers. They say in fact, that is not true at all. All the evidence is actually good when it is used in outpatient uses.

I wanted to learn more. It is my duty to research all sides of the coin. Many of us have adapted to wearing non-surgical masks, face shields, and gloves, without giving any consideration to other theories, or anything that was not spoon-fed to us by the government. Do what you must to protect yourself, but I would like to present to you a doctor, along with a host of studies that provide a different option. I do not endorse either side, but what we will not do is limit your access to research. WARNING! There are a lot of scientific words used, and I did not want to make this a tedious read. I did my best to break it down, but certain things had to be left as is.

Let’s meet Dr Immanuel.

Stella Immanuel was born in Cameroon and is currently based in Houston Texas. Along with being a devoted doctor, she is also a Christian Pastor. She is the founder of Fire Power Ministries and host of a radio and television show entitled Fire Power.

Her medical education is well documented, but I want to share some more with you so that when you watch the video, you are aware of her credentials. She attended Cameroon Protest College in Bali, Cameroon. She graduated from Nigerian medical school at University of Calabar in 1990, and moved to the United States in 1992.

After completing her pediatric residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Centre in New York City, she began her career at the Pediatric clinic in Louisiana. In December 1998, she began practicing at the Southern Pediatric Clinic in Alexandria, Louisiana, and in February 1999, she joined the General Pediatric Care Clinic as a pediatrician.

She is a registered physician in Texas, with an active medical license from the Texas Medical Board.

“Of course they think I am dangerous, because I am speaking the truth!”

What I find interesting is the fact that it is not just one doctor, but a group of doctors who are now being silenced for pretty much saying the same thing.

My interview with Dr Immanuel was on Friday, and since then, we have attempted to share the video. Much to our surprise, everytime we share it, it gets taken down. It makes me wonder, are we really going against platform standards, or is this just another way to keep the truth away from the public?

Well, one thing that they cannot control is the written word, so this is why I wanted to share the upcoming research with you, and there is plenty more where it came from. There are those research studies that do speak against hydroxychloroquine, so take your time to piece through them carefully. Let us see what other doctors, and researchers are saying about this maybe miracle drug.

Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine Cut Death Rate Significantly in COVID-19 Patients, Henry Ford Health System Study Shows
https://www.henryford.com/news/2020/07/hydro-treatment-study

This research study was conducted in Detroit. When individuals were treated with hydroxychloroquine, it cut the death rate significantly in sick patients hospitalized with COVID-19 – and without heart-related side-effects.

A large-scale retrospective analysis was done with 2,541 patients hospitalized between March 10^th and May 2^nd, 2020 across the system’s six hospitals. The study found 13% of those treated with hydroxychloroquine alone died compared to 26.4% not treated with hydroxychloroquine.

The vast majority received the drug soon after admission; 82% within 24 hours and 91% within 48 hours of admission. 51% of the patients were men and 56% African American.

“The findings have been highly analyzed and peer-reviewed,” said Dr. Marcus Zervos, division head of Infectious Disease for Henry Ford Health System, who co-authored the study with Henry Ford epidemiologist Samia Arshad. “

“Currently, the drug should be used only in hospitalized patients with appropriate monitoring, and as part of study protocols, in accordance with all relevant federal regulations,”

Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine With or Without Azithromycin; Covid Treatment Guidelines
https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/chloroquine-or-hydroxychloroquine-with-or-without-azithromycin/

Both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine increase the endosomal pH, inhibiting fusion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the host cell membranes. This simply means that the virus cannot fuse with your cells.

Chloroquine inhibits glycosylation of the cellular angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor, which may interfere with binding of SARS-CoV to the cell receptor (It blocks the virus).

In vitro, both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine may block the transport of SARS-CoV-2 from early endosomes to endolysosomes, which may be required for release of the viral genome (both of them block the transport of the virus, which means the virus cannot be released).

Both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine also have immunomodulatory effects. Let’s tackle this word immunomodulatory. It is defined as something capable of modifying or regulating one or more immune functions, and an immunological adjustment, regulation or potentiation.

It has been hypothesized that these effects are other potential mechanisms of action for the treatment of COVID-19 (meaning that it can potentially improve your immune system).

However, despite demonstrating antiviral activity in some in vitro systems, hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin did not reduce upper or lower respiratory tract viral loads or demonstrate clinical efficacy in a rhesus macaque model.

This was one of the most convoluted articles that I read, which I found this interesting. What they are telling us is that if you take these two drugs: the virus can’t bind to your cells, it cannot be transported to other cells, and it boosts your immune system. Somehow, this is still not an effective treatment for COVID-19. Hmmm! Let’s move on.

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32205204/

Despite its small sample size, our survey shows that hydroxychloroquine treatment is significantly associated with viral load reduction/disappearance in COVID-19 patients and its effect is reinforced by azithromycin.

Efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32373993/

Hydroxychloroquine has been demonstrated to limit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 virus in vitro. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine share similar chemical structures and mechanisms of action.

For this study, they identified a total of 09 published articles: 03 clinical trials with sample size 150; 03 in vitro studies and 03 expert consensus reports. These studies were all suggestive that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can successfully treat COVID-19 infections.

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have antiviral characteristics in vitro. The findings support the hypothesis that these drugs have efficacy in the treatment of COVID-19. Given the hypothetical benefit of these two drugs, they are now being tested in clinical trials to assess their effectiveness to combat this global health crisis.

Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16115318/

This report showed that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or after exposure to the virus, suggesting both prophylactic and therapeutic advantage. That’s right, if you use this before or during your viral infection, chloroquine has strong antiviral effects. Is this starting to sound familiar?

Chloroquine is effective in preventing the spread of SARS CoV in cell culture. Favorable inhibition of virus spread was observed when the cells were either treated with chloroquine prior to or after SARS CoV infection.

Let’s leave the western world for a minute, and see where else they are using these miracle drugs.

Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32387409/

In France, the combination hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZ) was used in the treatment of COVID-19. Administration of the HCQ+AZ combination before COVID-19 complications occurred was safe and associated with a very low fatality rate in patients.

Early Hydroxychloroquine Administration for Rapid Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Eradication
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32757497/

Early administration of HCQ significantly ameliorates inflammatory cytokine secretion by eradicating COVID-19, at discharge. Our findings suggest that patients confirmed of COVID-19 infection should be administered HCQ as soon as possible.

There are over 55 studies that show the benefits of hydroxychloroquine, and fewer studies that show that it doesn’t. It does make you think; is there anyway that this could possibly be true.

Here is my ask; take the time to watch the entire video with Dr Immanuel and myself. Keep a pen, and paper close by, and take some notes. If your life, and the life of your family are important to you, you will do what it takes to keep them safe. You will learn what you need to learn and unlearn things that are not helping you.

Do the work!