# Jim Peebles, local idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 7, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052 "2020-03-07T14:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052/8 "2020-03-26T09:44:04Z")
In [this fascinating thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892537) he is disturbed that some state governors are clamping down on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (the subject of his OP) because as is well-known by now it’s a therapy of choice for Covid-19 (see his [Post #9](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22210848#post22210848)). > [@Legality of Nevada malaria treatment ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-nevada-malaria-treatment-ban/850247/9): > > I’m not worried about it [the virus], but one is considered a public health threat if one says that. I’m convinced the antimalarial drugs work (when combined with zinc and azithromycin), and on the off chance I get a serious case I would ask my doctor for it. I don’t see how it is legal for a governor to tell doctors they cant give antimalarials to patients with serious cases of coronavirus. ETA: I think there may be a Darwin Award awaiting, with this guy’s name on it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052)._