https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/jewish-doctor-urges-israel-to-follow-his-off-label-coronavirus-treatment-623355
Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, a Jewish family medical practitioner from
Monroe, New York, who claims to have an off-label treatment for the coronavirus, sent a letter on Wednesday to Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov, urging him to follow his protocol.
While some anecdotal studies indicated that these drugs might be
effective, other doctors have criticized Dr. Zelenko’s protocol, saying
that more research is needed, and warned about the drug's side effects.
Another point of criticism was that not all of Zelenko’s patients were
formally diagnosed with COVID-19 because of a shortage of tests.
“He reports that after a follow-up period of eight days, there have been
no deaths, no incubation and only four hospitalizations,” Dr.
Dinerstein added. “So there you have it, a bunch of patients, no firm
diagnostic information, no ages, no co-morbidities, and a follow-up
period that is several days shy of adequate. Could he be right? Perhaps,
but this report doesn't clarify.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-vladimir-zelenko-hydroxychloroquine-cure-20200402-s4rwdsfi5ncx7oyxoiwgmoml7y-story.html
Zelenko’s treatment arrived at a useful moment for Trump and his media supporters, who have at times appeared more interested in discussing miracle cures than testing delays or ventilator shortages.
Few
people have been as hopeful about hydroxychloroquine as Trump, who has
enthusiastically promoted it for weeks as “very effective” and possibly
“the biggest game changer in the history of medicine” —even as health experts have cautioned that more research and testing are needed.
Zelenko’s treatment arrived at a useful moment for Trump and his media supporters, who have at times appeared more interested in discussing miracle cures than testing delays or ventilator shortages.
Sean
Hannity, the Fox News host, quickly promoted Zelenko’s claims on his TV
and radio shows. Mark Meadows, the incoming White House chief of staff,
called Zelenko to ask about his treatment plan. And Rudy Giuliani,
Trump’s personal lawyer, praised him in a podcast interview this week
for “thinking of solutions, just like the president.”
