INTERVIEW
The now famous and controversial Professor Raoult is auditioned Wednesday afternoon by the deputies, during a Commission of inquiry, eagerly awaited in the National Assembly. He will be asked about hydroxychloroquine, a treatment he considers effective against the coronavirus ... but which continues to divide the scientific community. "There is no doubt about the scientific qualities of Didier Raoult. I have known him for a very long time, I was fortunate to have him as a professor more than 20 years ago. tomorrow decide that a treatment works just because we said it, but that's what it does ", denounced professor Jean-Michel Constantin on Wednesday noon, head of the anesthesia and resuscitation department from the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"We have a duty of reserve"
Jean-Michel Constantin is very critical of the methods and the media campaign of the Marseille doctor. "I believe that this is deviant behavior, which is useless apart from fueling the controversy. But it is not very surprising coming from him," he continues. "When we talk about science and medicine, we cannot say anything, we have a duty of reserve. During congresses, we discuss certain points because we are not always in agreement, it is our job. But we cannot put everything and everything on the carpet as it is done at the moment, "he concludes.
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To make the report as complete as possible, the Commission of Inquiry says it wants to hear all versions of crisis management. After Didier Raoult, it will be the turn of Professor Karine Lacombe, very critical of the latter, to be auditioned.