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FACT-CHECK: Claims By Us-based Doctor On The Cure For COVID-19 Are MISLEADING by Shehuyinka: 3:45am On Aug 01, 2020
A video of Dr Stella Immanuel, a United States based medical doctor came up on social media with claims to have discovered the cure to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The video has since gone viral. In the video, Dr Immanuel who was speaking was surrounded by people wearing medical coats.

She said she has treated over 350 COVID-19 patients including those with diabetes, high blood pressure (HBP), asthma and the elderly with a combination of Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Azithromycin.

“The oldest among the patients is 92 and the result has been the same,” Immanuel said.

“I put them on Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Zithromax and they are all well.”

She added she has recorded no casualty, and that she as well as other medical staff working with her were administered with the same drug as a preventive measure against contracting the virus.

She said: “There is no way I can treat 350 patients, still counting and no one is dead and even doing better. This virus has a cure. It is called Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Zithromax.”

Before her relocation to the US, Immanuel identified Hydroxychloroquine as one of the drugs she had used to cure malaria infection in Nigeria.

The video generated reactions on social media and was a point for discussion across several media platform in Nigeria and across Africa.



THE CLAIMS

Claim 1

That Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Zithromax combination is the cure for COVID-19.

Claim 2

That you don’t need a face mask to protect yourself from COVID-19 because there is prevention and there is a cure.



THE FINDINGS

CLAIM 1

In March, the US President Donald Trump approved the use of Hydroxychloroquine Zithromax also known as azithromycin as a possible cure for COVID-19.

He advised those infected by the virus to consider the use of both drugs with inputs from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This followed an emergency use authorisation from the FDA, despite warnings from medical experts.

But on June 15, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorisation for the drug use.

It expressed concerns the drugs might be ineffective in treating patients due to its side effects.

“In light of ongoing serious cardiac adverse events and other potentially serious side effects, the known and potential benefits of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine no longer outweigh the known and potential risks for the authorised use,” the FDA, an agency under the supervision of the US Department of Health and Human Services had stated.

The FDA, in April, warned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 outside the health facilities due to possible kidney injuries, liver and heart problems among other likely complications.

READ MORE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/fact-check-claims-by-us-based-doctor-on-the-cure-for-covid-19-are-misleading/

Re: FACT-CHECK: Claims By Us-based Doctor On The Cure For COVID-19 Are MISLEADING by Righteousness89(m): 6:41am On Aug 01, 2020
If you love your Life , you will avoid this So Called Fact-check!
Re: FACT-CHECK: Claims By Us-based Doctor On The Cure For COVID-19 Are MISLEADING by 1Alex: 8:49am On Aug 01, 2020
This thing written up there has no meaning.

Where is the fact?, where is the check?
Re: FACT-CHECK: Claims By Us-based Doctor On The Cure For COVID-19 Are MISLEADING by Goddys(m): 10:27am On Aug 01, 2020
Big pharma are using fauci and FDA. Wise people will listen to that woman.
Drugs that have been in use for 60 years with no dangerous side effect reported by those using it for extended period all of a sudden became dangerous to health
Re: FACT-CHECK: Claims By Us-based Doctor On The Cure For COVID-19 Are MISLEADING by VirginFinder: 2:05pm On Aug 01, 2020
Do the right thing:
If you love your Llife , you will avoid this Sso Called Ffact-check!

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