South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has announced a statewide test of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of Covid-19. This would be the first official statewide trial in the United States. Patients have the option of whether they are treated with hydroxychloroquine or not. The doctors and the state will then take meticulous records to see how the drug performs.
Drs are instructed to give the patients the antibiotic azithromycin along with their other medication. This could be terrible news for the Democrats who have argued that the drug cannot be said to be effective since no controlled study was done. How much control do you need when you are curing 100% of the people you treat within 6 days?
The action makes South Dakota the first state in the nation to implement a trial to test the drug’s effectiveness in treating and preventing COVID-19.
In order to collect data about the potential treatment, doctors in the state have been instructed to prescribe the drug, along with the antibiotic azithromycin, to willing COVID-19 patients who desire to be a part of the trial.
“From Day One, I’ve said we’re going to let the science, facts and data drive our decision-making in South Dakota,” Noem said in a statement, according to Fox News.
Noem said that she has been in cooperation with the federal government in preparation for the trial.
“I made direct requests to President Trump and Vice President Pence to supply us with enough hydroxychloroquine so that it could be made available for every hospitalized person the state may have, as well as those for health care workers on the frontlines and those in the most vulnerable populations,” Noem said.
“Today, I’m pleased to report we have received the initial doses we need,” she added.