> Multiple prominent journalists came out saying this like: "if you take HCQ, you will die."
Any good journalist said "might". A dangerous drug is one that might be bad.
Even if the drug has zero positive effect for Covid and only the known side effects of HCQ, it's a bad drug.
A non-expert pushing it as a cure or even a potential cure is dangerous because it risks hoarding, shortages.
Basically: no one really cares whether the drug works or not. I don't care whether journalists did a bad job, or whether there was a terrible fraudulent article from some scientists or a company.
I very much do care whether politicians are doing their job and not acting like experts, however.
I didn't say a good journalist, I said a prominent one. My measure of "good" journalists would be people who only commented on the science behind this stuff, and didn't offer their usually useless take.
Any good journalist said "might". A dangerous drug is one that might be bad.
Even if the drug has zero positive effect for Covid and only the known side effects of HCQ, it's a bad drug.
A non-expert pushing it as a cure or even a potential cure is dangerous because it risks hoarding, shortages.
Basically: no one really cares whether the drug works or not. I don't care whether journalists did a bad job, or whether there was a terrible fraudulent article from some scientists or a company.
I very much do care whether politicians are doing their job and not acting like experts, however.