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Drug treatments and clinical management of COVID-19.

Tagged on **300** documents.

# Principal voices

* [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) - 111 documents
* [Robert F. Garry](/people/robert-f-garry.md) - 11 documents
* [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) - 4 documents
* [Kevin C. O Connor, D.o., Faafp Physician TO THE President](/people/kevin-c-o-connor-d-o-faafp-physician-to-the-president.md) - 4 documents
* [Sarah J. Imhoff](/people/sarah-j-imhoff.md) - 4 documents
* [H. Clifford Lane](/people/h-clifford-lane.md) - 3 documents
* [Jim Neaton](/people/jim-neaton.md) - 3 documents
* [Andrew Rambaut](/people/andrew-rambaut.md) - 2 documents
* [Drew Weissman](/people/drew-weissman.md) - 2 documents
* [Edward C. Holmes](/people/edward-c-holmes.md) - 2 documents
* [Kristian G. Andersen](/people/kristian-g-andersen.md) - 2 documents
* [Ralph S. Baric](/people/ralph-s-baric.md) - 2 documents
* Alice Hi Oviaid Nin. Gov Pau - 1 documents
* [Bill Gates](/people/bill-gates.md) - 1 documents
* [Carrie Wolinetz](/people/carrie-wolinetz.md) - 1 documents

# Statement timeline

Attributed statements in chronological order. Each is quoted verbatim and cited to its page.

* **2014-09-17** — [Gail Carson](/people/gail-carson.md) (reports): "Welcome- FGH ° New Introductions- All e WHO Update- MF, DW, VS, NS e Report from USCDC-WHO Clinical Teleconference- TU e Convalescent plasma/WB transfusion- DW, CS, TL e Animal model studies- LH, GO, , SB, GK e -- Brincidofovir (CMX001)- RL e Andeovirus-MVA…" [^gates]
* **2015-07-08** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "I put her in contact with Bill Dahut (Clinical Director, NCI) to see if we can give her the infusions of monoclonal antibodies here at NIH under the direction of Ken Anderson." [^diary_prequel]
* **2020-03-17** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Issue arising of clains from France that hydroxychloroquine is effective in decreasing the duration of viral shedding and also is used as a prophylaxis in exposed people." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "A friend of POTUS (Tom Ellison of Ellison Foundation ?) said that he heards that someone gave Hydroxychloroquine (HC) to 51 people and 51 got better." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "POTUS has heard similar stories, including Remdesivir (R) about other drugs and wants to make these available." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "To my amazement and dismay, Azar said that he could approve HC and Remdesivir now with the powers that he has." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Folks: When we put together the proposal for the protocols/distribution of Hydroxychloroquine (HC) and Remdesivir, I feel that it is important that we do not make the program the same for each." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (instructs): "We need to link Remdesivir to a much more strict protocol as opposed to HC which is an approved drug and although it has some adverse events, we have tons of experience with it." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "In contrast, we know much less about the unapproved drug Remdesivir." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "The bulk of the data that we have with Remdesivir is in Ebola where it did not have a clear benefit." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-18** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Finally, and importantly, the Chinese already have a clinical trial of Remdesivir with more than 200 people enrolled in the advanced disease arm of the study." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-19** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "POTUS was hot to give out chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine since Jeff Ellison thinks that it is a great drug." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-03-20** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "During the presser, the reporters continued to ask me about the free distribution of Hyrdoxycholorquine (HC) , which the POTUS wants, and my statements that the evidence to do this is purely anecdotal and there is no convincing evidence by an RCT that either…" [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-04** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "In Task Force meeting had a big (unusual) argument with Peter Navarro who handed out a folder that he says shows studies that Hydroxychloroquine is effective in COVID." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-04** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Toward the end of the meeting, Hahn began a discussion of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump believes could be a "game-changer" against the coronavirus. • Hahn gave an update about the drug and what he was seeing in different trials and…" [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-04** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Navarro pointed to the pile of folders on the desk, which included printouts of studies on hydroxychloroquine from around the world. • Navarro said to Fauci, "That's science, not anecdote," said another of the sources." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-18** — [Penny Heaton](/people/penny-heaton.md) (asserts): "She is a pediatrician and immunologist, currently co-leading our RSV monoclonal antibody program among others." [^gates]
* **2020-04-18** — [H. Clifford Lane](/people/h-clifford-lane.md) (asserts): "She is a pediatrician and immunologist, currently co-leading our RSV monoclonal antibody program among others." [^gates]
* **2020-04-18** — [Jim Neaton](/people/jim-neaton.md) (asserts): "She is a pediatrician and immunologist, currently co-leading our RSV monoclonal antibody program among others." [^gates]
* **2020-04-18** — [H. Clifford Lane](/people/h-clifford-lane.md) (asserts): "She is a pediatrician and immunologist, currently co-leading our RSV monoclonal antibody program among others." [^gates]
* **2020-04-18** — [Jim Neaton](/people/jim-neaton.md) (asserts): "She is a pediatrician and immunologist, currently co-leading our RSV monoclonal antibody program among others." [^gates]
* **2020-04-27** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Bobbleheads of me being made in massive quantities in China: Video: Bobblehead dolls of US disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci being made by Chinese factory https://bit.ly/3eRnRh0 Great news from Emily Erbelding: The randomized placebo controlled trial of…" [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-27** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "The DSMB met and indicated that remdesivir had a 31% higher rate of recovery compared to the placebo group (p < 0.001)." [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-04-27** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "However, the site invrestigators will be notified tomorrow night at 7:00 PM for ethical reasons - to make sure that those who might be on the placebo limb would have the opportunity to get Remdesivir and all other placebo-controlled trials need to consider…" [^fauci_diary]
* **2020-05-01** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Yesterday Peter Staley called me up and said that some (? how many) members of the scientific and old activist community are disappointed in me for appearing in the Oval Office with the announcement of the Remdesivir results, making it a political thing used…" [^fauci_diary]

# Matching terms

High-confidence: `hydroxychloroquine`, `ivermectin`, `remdesivir`, `monoclonal antibod`, `paxlovid`, `convalescent plasma`

Supporting: `treatment`, `therapeutic`, `clinical trial`, `drug`, `dose`, `efficacy`

# Sources

[^baric_ti]: [baric_ti](/sources/baric-ti.md)
[^diary_prequel]: [diary_prequel](/sources/diary-prequel.md)
[^fauci_awards]: [fauci_awards](/sources/fauci-awards.md)
[^fauci_diary]: [fauci_diary](/sources/fauci-diary.md)
[^fauci_intel]: [fauci_intel](/sources/fauci-intel.md)
[^gates]: [gates](/sources/gates.md)
[^letter_dni]: [letter_dni](/sources/letter-dni.md)
[^nih_public_comments]: [nih_public_comments](/sources/nih-public-comments.md)
[^reading_room]: [reading_room](/sources/reading-room.md)
[^slack_pm]: [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)
