Ok, ok, already
- Dr. Stephen Smith

- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min read
if you are interested in being prescribed HCQ for whatever reason, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, malaria treatment, malaria prophylaxis, covid prophylaxis,
email me at
Yes, a nod a to the F. Scott Fitzgerald and also to Sam Waterson
(I like Paul Rudd and Tobey Maguire, but Sam is Nick)
BTW, I received this email a few weeks ago from Gertrude (not her/his name)
"Dr Steve question, your studies seems to discuss the acquiring of a virus but i don't see anything about the transmission of the virus. I understand in a closed environment of long periods of time and activities that concentration levels and opportunities are more prevalent. I thought mask wearing in public was to protect not mask wearer but others. I thought that in a open environment or larger enclosed environment without the long hours of virus infested air that mask wearing will help the projection of the virus to others? I feel your study is misleading that mask wearing is not useful? I would think even at 5% effectiveness that could be 100 000 lives or 300,000 less infections?"
Masks...if only.
So, I don't understand how I was not clear. First, it isn't my study; it's the CDC's study. Second, re-routing one's breath doesn't eliminate anything. These masks simply re-direct the air you exhale; they do not filter it. Third, AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - I am not anti-mask; I am ANTI lack of data. The extant data simply DO NOT, despite Tony Fauci's whimsical definition of "meaningful data", support use of masks of reduce Covid spread.
Finally, I wonder what Gertrude thinks now.
A rhetorical question, why do people call me after testing positive if they don't believe me before testing positive? My Dad raised me to care for every and anyone. So, unfortunately for me, no matter how you treat me before you get sick, I will still treat you the same after you're sick.
BTW, I average 9 texts/emails/phone calls per day asking me to assist someone somewhere.
In every case, I don't know the person calling me or I don't know the person, they are asking me to help with. Again, cursed by my upbringing, I feel obliged to answer these requests. This is exhausting and doesn't pay anything.
I would rather just give everyone access to HCQ, so I can get some rest.
If not, I will have to change my cellphone number, which, apparently, is public information.
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