As best at I can determine, this is why hydroxychloroquine and Z-pak are being touted as miracle cures for COVID-19
What kills most people with COVID-19 is what's called a "cytokine storm." It is an overreaction of the body's immune system in which the immune system starts destroying healthy cells along with viruses. One of the things that gets destroyed is the ACE2 receptors in the lungs. These regulate blood pressure, so that causes dangerously high blood pressure. People who are most susceptible to high blood pressure are the most susceptible to dying suddenly from COVID-19.
Zinc can disrupt the cytokine storm.
Zinc deficiency is common among the elderly because the body's rate of zinc absorption decreases with age.
Hydroxychloroquine increases the amount of zinc cells can absorb (among other things)
Z-Pak, an antibiotic (generic name azithromycin), kills bacteria by inhibiting mRNA, which inhibits the ability of bacteria to make proteins. SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an RNA virus. So Z-Pak inhibits the ability of the virus to replicate.
Hydroxychloroquine + Z-Pak + Zinc seems to be the most effective treatment for COVID-19, with some doctors claiming a 100% recovery rate in their patients within days.
Hydroxychloroquine was approved by the FDA in 1955.
Azithromycin was approved by the FDA in 1988.
Both drugs have been used frequently for decades, and were also used to fight SARS. We know the side effects.
What kills most people with COVID-19 is what's called a "cytokine storm." It is an overreaction of the body's immune system in which the immune system starts destroying healthy cells along with viruses. One of the things that gets destroyed is the ACE2 receptors in the lungs. These regulate blood pressure, so that causes dangerously high blood pressure. People who are most susceptible to high blood pressure are the most susceptible to dying suddenly from COVID-19.
Zinc can disrupt the cytokine storm.
Zinc deficiency is common among the elderly because the body's rate of zinc absorption decreases with age.
Hydroxychloroquine increases the amount of zinc cells can absorb (among other things)
Z-Pak, an antibiotic (generic name azithromycin), kills bacteria by inhibiting mRNA, which inhibits the ability of bacteria to make proteins. SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an RNA virus. So Z-Pak inhibits the ability of the virus to replicate.
Hydroxychloroquine + Z-Pak + Zinc seems to be the most effective treatment for COVID-19, with some doctors claiming a 100% recovery rate in their patients within days.
Hydroxychloroquine was approved by the FDA in 1955.
Azithromycin was approved by the FDA in 1988.
Both drugs have been used frequently for decades, and were also used to fight SARS. We know the side effects.