WE ARE LIVING THROUGH A TIME OF MASS DELUSION
‘’In the future, I believe this misbegotten episode regarding hydroxychloroquine will be studied by sociologists of medicine as a classic example of how extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence.
‘’But for now, reality demands a clear, scientific eye on the evidence and where it points.
‘’For the sake of high-risk patients, for the sake of our parents and grandparents, for the sake of the unemployed, for our economy and for our polity, especially those disproportionally affected, we must start treating immediately.’’
Harvey A. Risch, MD, PhD, is professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health.
