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		cincijones on April 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid-19 had us all fooled, but now we might have ... This is totally incorrect. First, the MOA of hydroxychloroquinoline (HCQ) in malaria is completely incorrect. It works through lysosomal function regarding the presentation of antigens to the immune system. Secondly, Covid-19 is not a DNA virus but an RNA virus, DNA is not involved nor is an interaction with hemoglobin involved in the anti-malaria activity of HCQ. There is nothing in the scientific/medical lit as of today about any interaction with hemoglobin and covid-19, nor any reason to think HCQ would interfere in such process. (WKJ, Professor of Pharmacology)

SeekerOfOne on April 8, 2020 [–]

I believe this paper qualifies as scientific/medical lit:

COVID-19: Attacks the 1-Beta Chain of Hemoglobin and Captures the Porphyrin to Inhibit Human Heme Metabolism SOURCE: https://chemrxiv.org/articles/COVID-19_Disease_ORF8_and_Surf...

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