Actor Daniel Dae Kim posted a video to Instagram today to update his fans on his health regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus and credited a “drug cocktail” which included hydroxychloroquine and Z-Pak with his recovery.
Fast-forward to about the 3:25 mark in the video below:
Transcript via BizPacReview:
He went on to say that his doctor prescribes a “drug cocktail.”
“It consisted of Tamiflu, which is an antiviral, the antibiotic Azithromycin, more commonly known as a Z-Pac, a Glycopyrrolate inhaler, and that was used to ease breathing and the inflammation that’s commonly associated with COVID,” Kim said. “And here’s what I consider to be the secret weapon, Hydroxychloroquine.”
“This is a common antimalarial drug that has been used with great success in Korea in their fight against the coronavirus,” he said. “And, yes, this is the drug the president mentioned the other day.”
Ever cautious, Kim stressed that he wasn’t saying others should use these drugs, but added that he is certain that they played a “crucial” role in his recovery.
This is, of course, the treatment plan that President Trump was much-mocked for the other day:
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020
….be put in use IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE ARE DYING, MOVE FAST, and GOD BLESS EVERYONE! @US_FDA @SteveFDA @CDCgov @DHSgov
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020
The good news is a trial will begin in New York State on Tuesday:
.@NYGovCuomo just announced that trial of (hydroxy)chloroquine and azithromycin will begin in New York on Tuesday. Excellent news. Let's try a promising regimen to blunt the impact of Covid-19, save lives–clinician discretion, data, scientific approach crucial.
— Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) March 22, 2020
So, when will they be apologizing to the president?
Wait a minute, yesterday I was told that talking about this was irresponsible and dangerous. https://t.co/WdaZCeXVrm
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) March 22, 2020
I'm old enough to remember when the President was criticized for suggesting that these exact drugs could possibly be used for treatment.
So are 99.999% of people alive right now because that was yesterday. https://t.co/uOXIqCJ7oG
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) March 22, 2020
So everyone is cool with this today? https://t.co/HXNMlxuvQ0
— ?SúperStabby? (@SuperAndrea) March 22, 2020
What does Eugene Gu think about this? I need a medical opinion. https://t.co/Msk3ailxeY
— neontaster (@neontaster) March 22, 2020
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