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[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 28 points 8 months ago

That figure stems from a study published in the Nature scientific journal in 2021 which reported an 11 percent increase in the mortality rate, linked to its prescription against COVID-19, because of the potential adverse effects like heart rhythm disorders, and its use instead of other effective treatments.

So I think what they are reporting is an estimate of people who died of COVID whilst taking this stuff and so did not undertake other forms of treatment.

I don't think they are saying that most of these people died as a direct result of taking the drug. (e.g. overdosing)., despite what the headline suggests.

[-] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you read the original study, those causes are included.

[-] modeler@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Not quite. The drug causes heart irregularities in some people at therapeutic doses, and this killed some of those 17k people. It just doesn't quantify it here.

[-] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The study does quantify the cardiac risk from HCQ. Those causes of death are included in the all-causes mortality rate previously determined by a separate meta analysis

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