Saturday, April 4, 2020

For Awhile, to Save Lives, Avoid Antibiotics When They aren't Necessary

 Good reason there is to believe COVID-19 is killing those whose have been treated with antibiotics faster than those who haven't.
   And, yet we aren't even tracking, counting, or noticing how many COVID-19 victims recently were treated with antibiotics.
   It was just a test on mice. Eighty percent of the mice who had not been treated with antibiotics survived when infected with the flu. But of those who were treated with antibiotics? Only a third survived.
   That is pretty compelling evidence -- to me. You might say it is only one study. You might say it is mice and not humans. You might suggest we wait for further study.
   To me, it speaks for itself. Yes, we should study more. For that, why are we not tracking, counting and following this in our COVID-19 victims, to determine if it is true?
   In the meantime, we should be acting on the evidence we have. Thousands upon thousands are dying. How many lives could be saved if we isolated those whose immunities have been compromised by antibiotics? And, how many lives could be saved if we cut back on the use of antibiotics at this time?

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