Published on may 22 in the scientific journal The Lancet, the article signed by Mandeep Mehra and his co-authors has caused much ink to flow. Some were quick to point out the inefficiency and even the danger of the hydroxychloroquine in the treatment against the Covid-19.
This willingness to respond was successful, leading the world Health organization (WHO) to suspend any experiment related to this molecule. France Soir had already stressed the’willingness of the Minister of Health to the ruin of the hopes raised by the work of professor Raoult on the basis of a study judged to be unreliable.
Because if the ink has leaked, it is also to the detriment of this study. The Lancet had to publish a corrigendum, then warned his readers 10 days after the publication of the study. Since then, an open letter, signed by over 120 scientists, challenged the scientific rigor of the approach and many of the revelations about Surgisphere, the american company responsible for collecting the data at the basis of the study, has emerged.
Announcing that an external and independent audit had been decided to confirm the rigour of the study complained of, Surgisphere also required to specify in its press release that it managed
Why is the media important are they focused on the consequences of a study of “half-assed ” (words of Professor Raoult) before looking at the seriousness of it ? Difficult to answer, even if you have a question that then arises is : who benefits from the crime ?
Author(s): FranceSoir
