It's all supposition and getting people scared - and anxiety can be a contributory killer.
You keep using that word, "supposition."
Merriam-Webster says:
Supposition: something that is supposed : HYPOTHESIS.
This contrasts with Google's definition:
Supposition: an uncertain belief.
My guess is that from the M-W definition, you take hypothesis to mean "an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument."
But it's not. The more scientific definition is "an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as
the ground for action."
The shortages are not an assumption. They are not a hypothesis. They are a fact.
"Academy of Dermatology have issued a joint statement calling on Vice President Mike Pence to address shortages of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine"
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"Four out of 8 manufacturers of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that had shown some success treating the symptoms of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), are already experiencing shortages according to a list from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).1
"According to ASHP’s list of drug shortages, which is independent of the FDA, 200 mg hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets from Amneal, Major, Mylan, and Teva are currently experiencing shortages. Concordia, Prasco, Sandoz, and Zydus have not reported shortages at this time."
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"FDA SAYS THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE 'DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN DEMAND'"
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The two most talked about drugs, which have inspired some hope as possible treatments for the virus, are also in short supply. A study in France concluded that hydroxychloroquine, usually used to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases, was particularly effective in fighting the virus when used in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, though those results have been disputed. New York state is now conducting its own clinical trials.
Effective or not in the fight against COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine is on backorder, and azithromycin, often sold under the brand name Zithromax Z-pak, is in very limited supply and almost unavailable, according to Liristis’ records.
S Bros Pharmacy in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood filled its inventory with hydroxychloroquine and Z-paks when word spread the drugs were a possible treatment. But the pharmacy is now dispensing hydroxychloroquine only to patients who suffer from chronic autoimmune diseases to meet guidelines set by New York state, which limit the drug to FDA-approved therapies and COVID-19-positive patients participating in the state trials to ease shortages.
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