There is no evidence that hydroxychloroquine helps Covid-19 patients.
So why is Congress still discussing it?
By Ashish Jha
Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health
Nov 24, 2020
Last week, in the United States Senate, the conversation was all about the drug hydroxychloroquine. There
has been no evidence that hydroxychloroquine improves outcomes for Covid-19 patients; some studies have
found that it causes more harm than good. The hearing and the theater around it reflect the disinformation
campaigns that have undermined belief in science. Neither Ron Johnson, the Wisconsin senator who is the
chairman of the committee, nor his chosen witnesses showed more than a passing interest in evidence.
Intuition and the personal experiences of individual doctors were the guiding principles. Early in the
pandemic, President Trump referred to hydroxychloroquine as a “game changer”; “I feel good about it”, he
said.
That’s not how we practice medicine. We have to protect lives through public health measures while we
await widespread vaccinations. By endorsing unfounded therapies, we risk jeopardizing a century’s work of
medical progress. Do we really want to go back to not using the best evidence to decide which treatments
work? Do we want to let politicians prescribe our medications? Science and evidence are the tools we use to
know what is true. They are the foundation of modern medicine and public health.
(Adaptado de https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/opinion/hydroxychloro quine-covid.html. Acessado em 06/06/2021.)
Com base no texto, assinale a alternativa que responde à pergunta apresentada no título do artigo.
a) Porque a propagação de notícias falsas confunde os especialistas e fomenta discussões prejudiciais ao
avanço da medicina moderna.
b) Porque a grande mídia se sobrepõe às evidências da ciência, o que leva a tomada de decisões para um
âmbito político.
c) Porque faltam estudos que comprovem a ineficácia da hidroxicloroquina como tratamento para Covid19, o que demanda novas pesquisas.
d) Porque algumas discussões no âmbito político e administrativo são pautadas por aspectos subjetivos e
não por dados empíricos.
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