Plot thickens re:hydroxychloroquine

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  1. Plankton Pete

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    Several reasons including:-
    To "prove" something you believe in but there is no empirical evidence for.
    To sell a drug which has no efficacy for profit.
    To get acceptance of a political stance which may have no sensible basis.
    I could go on.

    Hold on there's another one, one which I was actually guilty of when I did my degree in Chemistry:-
    To cover up the fact that you're a totally inept scientist....
     
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    My question was one of incredulity and semi-rhetorical. Thing is the methodology etc. from this work is sound, so the inept science thing doesn't stack up. I suspect that the majority of people on this paper are guilty of no more than not checking the source of the key data, i.e. trusting one of their collaborators.
     
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    Fair do's, my reply was intended to be humorous, I accept totally that I could be an appallingly bad comedian....
     
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    :) sorry mate, I think I've had a sense of humour by-pass this morning.
     
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