[ April 25, 2024 ]
She threatened doctors who prescribed. Her leftist hatred superceded human life. The left is savage.
Related: Democrat Michigan Gov. Whitmer Attacks/Blames President Trump For Coronavirus
Gov. Whitmer reverses course on coronavirus drugs, is now asking feds for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
By: Lee DeVito, Metro Times, March 31, 2020:
Story continues below advertisementGov. Gretchen Whitmer drew fire from some on the right after the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) sent a letter last week threatening “administrative action” against doctors who prescribed two experimental drugs that could potentially help coronavirus patients.
The Whitmer administration has since removed the language threatening doctors from the letter and is now asking the federal government to send shipments of the drugs, Bridge magazine reports. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate on Saturday.
Conservatives including Charlie Kirk and Rudy Guiliani accused Whitmer of risking lives to oppose President Donald Trump. In recent weeks, Whitmer and Trump have been sparring on national television over federal aid for Michigan, while Trump has touted the drugs’ potential in treating COVID-19.
But apparently, Michigan’s drug ban was all just a matter of miscommunication.
Days after LARA issued its first letter, The Detroit News published an op-ed that criticized the Whitmer administration’s prohibition of the drugs.
“Not only is our state’s top leader threatening the selfless health care workers who are on the frontline trying to save lives, but she’s denying possible life-saving medications to actual COVID-19 victims,” the op-ed said.
Some readers criticized the paper for irresponsibly advocating for untested drugs.
But Detroit News editor and publisher Gary Miles defended the column on Monday, pointing out that it revealed a miscommunication between the State Senate and the Governor.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a Clarklake Republican, told The Detroit News that he asked the governor to issue the original letter to prevent people from hoarding the drugs and thus depriving non-coronavirus patients of their medicine.
“We needed something to prevent cloroquine from becoming the next toilet paper,” he told Miles. “I quickly requested of her staff that they put something out, and somehow in the translation it was prohibiting use of these drugs — and that wasn’t the intent.”
Shirkey told Miles he “was grateful for your article … because it was the first thing that alerted me that it was screwed up.”
On Monday, Whitmer said in a press conference that the state wants to be “nimble” and is always updating its policies.
“We want to ensure that doctors have the ability to prescribe these medicines,” she said. “We also want to make sure that the people who have prescriptions that predated COVID-19 have access to the medication they need. And so all of the work that we’ve done is trying to strike that balance.”
In its approval letter, the FDA wrote that “[b]ased on the totality of scientific evidence available to FDA, it is reasonable to believe that chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate may be effective in treating COVID-19.”
“When used under the conditions described in this authorization, the known and potential benefits of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate when used to treat COVID-19 outweigh the known and potential risks of such products,” FDA Chief Scientist Denise M. Hinton wrote in the approval letter.
Whitmer also issued an executive order relaxing medical laws so personnel from out of state could help the state’s overloaded hospitals treat coronavirus patients. The executive order also offers doctors additional protections for medical errors.
“If you’re a health professional anywhere in America, Michigan needs you,” Whitmer said in a video posted to her Twitter. “Detroit, Michigan needs you especially.”
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46 Comments
4 years ago
TAKE A NUMBER!
4 years ago
She put Michigan at the bottom of the distribution list. Maybe she can order some from the Canadian pharmacies.
4 years ago
Reply to
Mohammed_Goldberg
LOL ! most of the drug is manufactured from API sourced from ………………CHINA !
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
you are clueless and ignorant.
Most of API were produced in india until about 15 years ago. Then the lunatic politicians bought into the environmentalism and shutdown most of these API manufacturers in india.
China welcomed them with easy permits with zero pollution control ! And now china controls most API in the world ! And they are now charging 3x more for HCQ API’s !
4 years ago
So much for medical degree….
4 years ago
Is that Gov Whitmer a man?
4 years ago
Reply to
Kathy Brown, Esq.
Hello, Counselor. Between you and santashelper, I believe that I cracked a rib.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Hahahahahahaha Achmed! Now I’m glad to hear it and I’m sure so is Santas. I mean, in the midst of all this truly demented stuff we HAVE to laugh at intervals…
One of my fav websites barenakedislam.com? Has a “BNI Mental Health Break” every so often. It’s essential.
4 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
Depends on the day…you know…for a low-down, low-info, lying, lefty, libtuurd Dimm, it just depends on how they feel that day. “Pervert, or not pervert today, that is the question…LOL????????
++MAGA2020!++????
4 years ago
Reply to
Fuggitabowdit
A sheman?
Today you can be whatever you want to be as long as it is not a heterosexual. That is not really considered normal. It’s too old fashioned and passée. A sheman is a woman from the waist up and male from the waist down. It’s more progressive. It’s a fluid thing according to Obama…
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iry4kWKFF5Q/T4FLKC8InwI/AAAAAAAAAEI/3VPflI6MxW0/s1600/sheman.jpg
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
We’ve always referred to those things, whether it’s XY or XX, as “shims”.
4 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
These types seem to think that being mannish, bwitchy, combative and obnoxious is being an “empowered” female.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
They can remain “empowered” all they want. As long as they don’t do it on my taxpayer dollars.
4 years ago
Gov Whitmer is walking back her insane and illegal decree. The miscommunication excuse is total BS. Dems in Michigan were getting bad optics and huge blowback on this crazy anti-Trump order so now they’re trying to say it was all a misunderstanding.
4 years ago
Reply to
Andrew
She took political heat and rapidly changed the letter, which was essentially an ultimatum.
4 years ago
I read about the nevada Guv. banning these drugs. i missed this twit somehow. So that makes 2 of them that banned these drugs. Any others out there?
4 years ago
Reply to
Merchantseamen
Lots and lots of them. Today, a Georgia mayor just reversed its ban. The list is somewhat lengthy.
4 years ago
CNN = China National Network – China is now totally funding CNN as no ones flying and theyve lost all their advertisers.
4 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
fake journalists. some of the most corrupt people in society.
4 years ago
I hope and pray the People of these States WAKE UP and VOTE OUT these DemoNAZI and RepubliCANT communists from their governments.
4 years ago
ordinary dems/lefts/muslims/hollywood/showbiz/fakenews
4 years ago
They should already have started the impeachment process for this leftist clown!
4 years ago
“wants to be nimble” which is gobbledygook for “my hatred for Trump blinded me from reality”
4 years ago
Another Michigan female Neo-DNC Socialist Party Member using a National tragedy for her 15-minutes of infamy !!
4 years ago
By what Medical Degree, do this sick MORONS or Democrats (whichever you prefer) make such demands and by what authority do they think they have any right. This unbathed obviously demented B….. needs serious psychological help.
4 years ago
Nevada Gov. Sisolak QUIETLY did the same thing. Shhhhh….
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak reversed decision on Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Coronavirus also after banning it.
Nevada governor is allowing chloroquine for coronavirus inpatients, office
By Nicholas Ballasy
3/31/20
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/nevada-governor-will-allow-chloroquin-be-prescribed-covid-19#.XoOwnpWlzwU.twitter
Nevada Governor Signs Emergency Order Banning Prescriptions of Hydroxychloroquine For Treatment of Coronavirus…
Posted on March 24, 2020 by sundance
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/24/nevada-governor-signs-emergency-order-banning-prescriptions-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-treatment-of-coronavirus/
Thank President Trump for getting an emergency Food and Drug Administration approval for treating coronavirus patients.
4 years ago
And, no apology noted from her office.
Nevada had the same proclimation from their governor. I wonder if he has changed his position?
4 years ago
Why in the world do Democrats keeping voting for these fascist! They are nothing more than self serving control freaks.
4 years ago
Reply to
Frank
Because ALL Democrat Party members are Left Wingut Regressive Fascists. Have you ever tried to have a conversation, involving logic, truth, and facts with a person that votes for Democrat Party candidates?
4 years ago
We never do. They never go to jail,hell, they get voted back into office!
4 years ago
Off label drug use is common in America. Apparently Witless Whitmer and the rest of the Left are completely (or deliberately) ignorant about this fact.
She had no business (and no authority) sticking her nose into this treatment selection. How many people died because of her stupidity?
4 years ago
Hey Gov. sorry were all out, check back in a couple years.
