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Doctors and patients should be free to decide for themselves whether to take hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19, according to Sky News host Rowan Dean. The drug has been the source of international scrutiny after US President Donald Trump said it could be a "game changer" and confirmed he is taking it as a way to ward off the virus.
rowandean No it should be prescribed ascot_trial GregHuntMP
rowandean And patients should also be free to take strychnine for toothache, deadly nightshade for upset stomachs & gamma radiation for piles -- as long as they promise not to ask doctors & nurses to save them when they are dying afterwards.
rowandean Now do cannabis.
rowandean Cause it has no side effects that could be harmful... oh wait! It causes blindness and heart attacks.. oh goody
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rowandean Rowan doesn't let a lack of expertise get in the way of his opinion does he?
rowandean And what exactly is Mr Dean's qualification?
rowandean That Australia has the benefit of the medical advice of rowandean is a wonder of modern society...
rowandean Oh cool, Sky! Now do opiates!
rowandean How many doctors in Australia woud recommend and prescribe hydroxychloroquine to their patients for the treatment of covid-19 if allowed? How many have confidence that it works as a cure for covid-19? How many evan believe it's a 'possible treatment'?
rowandean Look it's the little twerp Rowan Dean, who's doesn't know shit from clay, but knows how to do PR for Clive Palmer and Trump. HCQ doesn't work, UK has proven that. Rowan play's to the insecurities of the elderly and RWNJ'S who watch DarkSkyNews.
rowandean Medical negligence suites will determine which doctors will prescribe thus medication.
rowandean Yes as this drug works , not controlled by Big Pharma .
rowandean We have no more freedom. We are controlled by Govts. You all should have realised that by now. Don't like the control, don't vote Lib or Lab. Simple.
rowandean What? You’re a doctor now? You need an IQ checkup, not a mis-prescribed drug.
rowandean Make it OTC!
rowandean So there we have it. Proof that Sky is populated by idiots.
rowandean YES Rowan Dean let us decide. Time to abandon clinical drug trials, abolish the TGA and let the Clive Palmers of this world import millions of doses of whatever they like. Who said you were the dumbest person on the tellie?
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rowandean There is no money in this protocol for big farma
rowandean Good luck trying to get a doctor in this country to supply you with this drug that has proven useless against Covid19....Rowan... Doctors just don’t prescribe drugs because ignorant people like you decide you feel like taking them.....
rowandean Rowan Dean is just another Trump fan boy. Nothing to see here.
rowandean COVID-19: We have a Treatment: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). We do Not Need a Vaccine! - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
rowandean COVID-19 Treatment - Analysis of 66 global studies showing high effectiveness for early treatment HydroxycholoroquineWorks
rowandean Yes but Rowan Dean is an idiot. I’ll listen to doctors and scientists thanks
rowandean Why would anyone believe anything that the self-professed dumbest man in Australia Rowan Dean says?
rowandean Now I am really thinking about Rowan and wondering if next week he will extend his call to include self medication with bleach? Man is an absolute idiot.
rowandean So Dean is on Clive’s payroll? Asking for a friend.
rowandean Sure. Let evolution do its job.
AusRobbo17 rowandean My GOD. Of course Doctors and their patients should not have their relationship interfered with by the politicisation ofa medicine hydroxychloroquine Had a script in Melb from Doctor. Went to 3 pharmacies who all refused to fill the script. SOMEONE WANTS PEOPLE TO DIE HERE
rowandean Home dentistry, surgery and what next?
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rowandean My mum takes hydroxychloroquine. But then again she has a condition that warrants taking it. And there are risks. It’s not suitable for treating all cases of COVID-19, apparently. And it would never work as a preventer. People need to listen to doctors. Not Rowan Dean. idiot
rowandean If Rowan Dean thinks it’s ok it clearly fucking isn’t
rowandean NO that's unethical and any Dr going against the medical evidence would be struck off, as for patients deciding yer right you are completely delusional you encourage rash behaviour, may as well tell ppl to swallow bleach
rowandean 100% CHOICEOFTREATMENT
hotchixloveme rowandean Particularly since we deal with an over 60 years proven, perfectly safe drug. Why would any politician or media interfere with the regular, normal medical practices?!
rowandean Take it all of you! But no health care to address consequences
rowandean Leave the medical stuff to those who passed year 12
rowandean Let them bloody take it. Its been proven to not be effective
rowandean Thanks for reporting this! This is exactly the choices deserved by the people in a free country like Australia to save their own lives. The risks could be minimized with GP’s guidance. At the end, what else left in the candidate list?
rowandean Who knew..... All those years I studied medicine & all I had to do was to listen to sky news....🤔
rowandean I choose to treat all my ailments with cocaine!
rowandean BoycottMurdoch
rowandean What a great idea Rowan. Why stop at a malaria drugs though, why not expand it a bit, include medicinal hemp oils, why not some opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD could be quite fun.
rowandean This tweet appears to be encouraging use of a drug that’s been debunked TwitterSafety
rowandean Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once. Hydroxychloroquine is not a treatment for COVID-19. It's simply gullible billionaires who tried to make a quick buck by buying copious quantities of it after Trump recommended it (LOLz) and now they're stuck with it.🤣
QINCIDENCES rowandean Exactly. To all the nut cases fighting this drug, my life is totally mine. I get to decide what goes into my body and what doesn't.
rowandean Dean should swallow packets of them auspol
rowandean Could you stop this madness. Lots of idiots believe everything you tell them. This is not a game. Stop it.
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rowandean Is he now a medical doctor, able to determine the best treatment? If not, your opinion is as worthless as mine
rowandean Letter to Murdoch signed by over 100 journalists in America The misinformation regarding Covid19 that reaches the Fox audience is a danger to public health. Inexcusable. Isn’t it time auspol that our creditable journalists do the same re Sky reports?
rowandean Sovereign citizen Dean asserting his greater ignorance in lieu of TGA advice.
rowandean Clinical trials, who reports on them? The whole medical industry has been hijacked. Sadly our gov knows it and chooses to side with the hijackers!
rowandean I'm sure if it still was under patent and you could charge up to $90k per treatment (as is the case with the hep C medicine), then the powers that be would have no problem with this drug. Follow the money. Makes you wonder how many other budget cures they are sitting on.
rowandean Is he on the TGA? If not he is peddling dangerous shit. That should be enough to have him suspended and taken off air.
rowandean What’s his medical degree?
rowandean Guys, one simple reason to trust hydroxy: CCP and WHO said hydroxy is not working! Without CCP and WHO, the world would have 0 infected and 0 death of Coronavirus. Of course they don't want you to take hydroxy as it will finish the bio war which means game over to them.
rowandean Rowan Dean has no qualifications, training or experience in medicine or epidemiology, so this advice can be safely ignored.
rowandean Hey does that include, heroine, crystal meth, cocaine, quaaludes, LSD, cannabis, MDMA, GBH and a few more I can’t spell cause I hear they cure all ills.
rowandean Agree
rowandean Let’s see Dean take it
rowandean Only RW crackpots have said that’s it’s any good and none of them with any qualification
rowandean Seriously could your reporting be any more irresponsible
rowandean As one of the safest drugs valued by WHO over 70 years, and also recommended by Dr. Fauci years ago as the miracle for Sars, now hydroxychloroquine was banned for saving people's lives. Now make people wonder WHO,CDC and science became new tyranny and terror.
rowandean Um...has anyone asked the TGA for their version?
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rowandean NYC Councilman Paul Vallone credits Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 recovery 來自 nypost
lovechocolatte rowandean Morons corner
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rowandean Just stop it Ridiculous claim! Has Murdoch got a stockpile that he is trying to flog
rowandean You don’t get to choose your medication in ER
rowandean Shouldn't Rowan be researching new brands of cheese to buy?
rowandean Lol yes why don't we get rid of all the doctors and just medicate ourselves!
rowandean It’s actually a dreadfully toxic and dangerous drug for most people. It is needed for people who truly require it as well. There are no drugs that have been found to be safe and effective against COVID at this stage. My patients won’t be getting it.
rowandean Rowan Dean has no medical or scientific training and is a danger to public health. What a disgrace.
rowandean I for one would love for rowan Dean to take hydroxy chloroquine and then go expose himself to as many covid sufferers as possible. In the name of science.
rowandean Rowan Dean is an immunologist as well as Australia's foremost climate expert? Awesome.
rowandean Very sadly some gullible folk will follow the advice of Demented Donald and Dickhead and actually believe this may either cure or prevent COVID19. Please check the science before you put yourself at risk.
rowandean Good boy Rowan. good boy.
rowandean Or.....
rowandean Twitter should nix this post for disinformation.
rowandean Tincture of trumpish quackery. How can any media agency promote such dangerous nonsense? Sky descends further into an abyss of superstition, conspiracy theories, and anti-science outrage peddling to seduce dwindling subs. Rowan has no credibility. auspol COVIDIOTS
rowandean Is rowandean a Dr ? I'll take medical advice from someone trained in medicine not a Murdoch mouthpiece
rowandean Thanks Dr Dean. Doctors already do decide in Australia. Doctors are also aware that maintaining registration becomes difficult if they stray away from evidence based therapies and indulge in quackery to satisfy some fringe political loons.
rowandean More hard right propaganda by Murdoch media. SkyNewsAust should engage intelligent commentators NOT propagandist eg rowandean
rowandean Not in Victoria, Dan has banned it
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rowandean Bowenchris
rowandean Doing what Trump is doing, should be a real winner.😡
rowandean Its a shame that we have to say this when it should be self evident. The politics around banning hcq as covid treatment, is a disgrace.
rowandean rowandean is not a doctor and is a fool giving out such advice. Doctors have said it doesent work but we know Clive has a stockfull of it he wants to flog off.
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rowandean HydroxycholoroquineWorks HydroxycholoroquineWorks
rowandean Fine Rowan why don't you use it and let us all know how you go. Oh that's right you won't be able too when you in your open casket.😂
rowandean Who and 2 Independent studies have all said this drug does not work on Covid-19 yet people still listening to idiots like Trump and divisive propaganda media served up by misfits like Dean and Sky
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rowandean Hydroxychloroquine has proven to be effective in the early stages of COVID-19 but not in the later stages. If you’r in Victoria you can kiss any stage of effective treatment good by and then it’s subject to survival of the fittest. IMO this is a crime and a death sentence.
rowandean Dean you need a big Dose of it
rowandean Precisely!!
rowandean This is a bigger story than it seems. What is behind this totally stupid decision. It cant be medical science?
rowandean We support the easy and open access to HCQ the curing medicine of the CCP virus; it’s cheap, easy to get and effective. Block the access to it is a kind of killing at some level.
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rowandean Thank God Trump didn't say 'Breathing oxygen keeps you alive'! Hundreds of studies would surface proving the devastating harm oxygen could do to innocent people all over the world!
rowandean America is now a failed state thanks to Trump and rubbish like this.
rowandean And who then takes responsibility when these people suffer the major side effects and have heart issues. Will you pay for their healthcare , after all, you are promoting this baseless bullshit
rowandean Totally agree.
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rowandean I suppose they have to get rid of all the drug that they got from CliveFPalmer Supercrim. What was it $64 Million
rowandean I hear it’s not banned in the ACT. If true I wonder why?
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rowandean It seems that we have a government of absolutes. A government that bans safe, effective drugs but is happy to demand the wearing of non-medical grade masks under fear of serious fines. Then they wonder why people are furious. This'll get a lot worse when the foreclosures start.
rowandean Hydroxychloroquine Should Be Available Over The Counter
rowandean Let him take it then we will all know
rowandean MSM pushing vaccination hard of course. But at least Rowan Dean is vocal about this. Another journo asked ScoMo and Professor Paul Kelly about it recently. Heaps of Aussies now aware of this and will ask for it if they catch the dreaded 'rona. Good to know. Auspol
rowandean Considering Dr Faucci himself did a study of this drug in 2006 and said that it works for COVID and other viruses I don't know how many more studies need to be done. The fact that mainstream media is bashing it so much should tell everybody that it does work. Stpo killing people.
rowandean How would you know if its ok to use just because trump says its ok you do too, thank god you have no say
rowandean Sky News Australia is socially irresponsible and morally backrupt.
rowandean Data from Solidarity (including the French Discovery trial data) & the recently announced results from the UK's Recovery trial both showed that hydroxychloroquine does not result in the reduction of mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients, when compared with standard of care.
rowandean Scumo Morrison said he’d only heard about it via Facebook talk!! Extraordinary if true- it never came up in weekly cabinet meetingsYet the leader of the free world takes it...
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rowandean Rowan Dean is a crazy trump supporter, who believes everything that trump says.
rowandean COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE. A girlfriend rang me in tears last Monday , struggling to move her hands / feet DUE TO THE SHORTAGE & HOARDING OF THIS MEDICATION SHE REQUIRES FOR HER ARTHRITIS 🤬🤬🤬
rowandean Cemeteries in the US have a growing number of new residents who do exactly that. Self-prescription of any medicine by unqualified gullible people will never end well.
rowandean Because we all go to rowandean and for expert opinions on scientistic matters 😂😂😂🤷♂️ moron
rowandean We should be free to leave out homes for more than 1hr but here we are
rowandean Half a brain pushes half arsed idea. Makes sense 🙄
rowandean Chris Smith spoke with eminent Gastroenterologist Professor Thomas Borody re three drug treatment for the virus and it works.
rowandean Who is Rowan Dean doing PR for and what are their stakes in Clive Palmer's hydroxychloroquine importation?
rowandean Has Murdoch got shares in the drug company ?
rowandean What a FARKING stupid attempt at a headline, where did rowandean get his medical degree? Or is it a case of visiting a conspiracy theory site. The quality and substance of this quasi alleged journalist is contemptible
rowandean I don't understand those opposing this comment in this thread. It says 'DOCTORS .... should be free to...'. What would these people do if Panadol & Vicks vapour rub aren't working and your doc suggests Hydroxychloro ... their comment suggests they'd all change doctors.
rowandean Yeah, doctors and patients should be free to decide whether or not they take hydroxychloroquine. It just won’t help a lick if they’re suffering from COVID-19.
rowandean Just putting a fence in front of the trolls. 'Doctors and patients should be free to decide for themselves whether to take hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19, according to Sky News host rowandean.'
rowandean Yep or gargle with demostos
rowandean Nonsense.
rowandean So the state shouldn't decide what people do with their body's? Interesting.
rowandean PrashSanders how do we stop dangerous non medical quacks like this entering mainstream
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rowandean We regulate what drugs can and cannot be prescribed for various conditions for a very good reason, patient safety. To use a drug which has been proven to be inefficacious and harmful is unethical, and unethical conduct is not a choice doctors are allowed to make.
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rowandean Does this wanker not already know that doctors and patients are already free decide their own treatments? He doesn't need to argue for it. So what's he really doing?
rowandean I will take my cues from the Therapeutic Goods Administration I will not take my medical advice from non medical types.
rowandean People who believe it is effective at least would be given the choice of taking it.
rowandean They have been
rowandean Come on Doc--it's just ONE heart transplant----can't hurt
rowandean Support 100%. We should be given the choice to take it!
rowandean If you prescribe me dimorphine Doc--we can go halves in the profits--- What a complete dill!!!
rowandean Please tell us what stake Murdoch and his minions have in the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture it? All about making moola from the less fortunate, no doubt. Next, will you be reporting about disinfectant? DontLetMurdochDoYourThinking
rowandean Is there some AU reason why this isn't the case? Btw I don't think I'm going to start anytime soon
rowandean That would not make any money for those pharmaceuticals.
rowandean Thankfully science doesn’t care what rowandean or thinks.
rowandean Couldn’t agree more
rowandean Washed down with a refreshing glass of Pine-o-clean 🤡
rowandean The TGA and State health minister do not know your patient history. Let the patient and doctor discuss the benefits and risks to see what medication would be most suitable. Let doctors do the job they were trained to do and save lives.
rowandean Umm let me just go ask my specialist doc partner.... the answer found below. Or you could believe rowandean ... and can anyone tell what university he got his medical degree at ?
rowandean Luckily for all of us, the TGA has strict protocols in place for approving medications for use, only after strong evidence from randomised, double-blinded studies. I'm pretty sure they're not weighing up the opinion of rowandean
rowandean Can I get an AMEN!! More of this type of information please Sky News 👏👏👏
rowandean Trump support syndrome is frightening
rowandean rowandean 😂😂😂😂
rowandean How about morphine to numb your pain from the virus? How about other narcotics and medically approved, but still addictive or dangerous drugs? This is slippery slope that wouldn't end well for everyone.
rowandean You guys are cooked. Patients can’t prescribe themselves medications ever...this shouldn’t be different
rowandean That poor bastard dean is not right in the head
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