24 hoursafterPresidentTrumpdeclared a malariadrugwouldbemadeavailablealmostimmediatelytohelptreatCoronavirus, DrAnthonyFaucideclared, thedrughasnotactuallybeenproventohelp.
Isthereanyevidencetosuggestthat, aswithmalaria, itmightbeusedas a prophylaxisagainstcode?
I thinktheanswerisno, andtheevidencethatyou'retalkingaboutJohnisanecdotalevidence.
ButPresidentTrumppushedon, leadingto a rarepublicrebukebythenation's foremostexpertoninfectiousdiseases, maywork, Maynetwork.
I feelgoodaboutit, that's all.
Itisjust a feeling, youknow, smartguy, becauseyouknowtheexpression.
Whatthehelldoyouhavetomove?
So I'vebeenright a lot.
Let's seewhathappens.
I wouldlikeDrFactoryifyoudon't mindtofollowuponwhatthepresidentissaying.
ShouldAmericanshavehopeinthisdrug?
Rightnow?
Thepresidentfeelsoptimisticaboutsomething.
Hisfeelingaboutit.
Itmightbeeffective, butas a scientist, aswe'regettingitoutthere, youneedtodoitin a way, aswhilewearemakingitavailableforpeoplewhomightwantthehopethatitmightwork.