I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Furthermore, it is unconscionable to deny any treatment that may be able to save a life with COVID-19 and especially due to political reasons. I don't care who suggested it, if it can help, citizens should have a right to the treatment. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please allow your citizens their own choice to use Hydroxychloroquine. Sincerely, Theresa

Delegates, I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century (my son and others in the military were given HCQ for malaria prevention/treatment) — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to studies on the effectiveness of HCQ can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives. Thank you!

As a long time for junior resident I am requesting that you vote in favor of the bill making hydroxyfloriQuin available to all Virginia residence who would like to try it. Health decision should be made between an individual and their doctor and not by the state. Virginia has already far over reached its boundaries in the way it has handled this pandemic and it has shown great lack of respect for individual liberties. HydroxyfloriQuin is a proven safe effective treatment for Covid and should be readily available if a doctor chooses to prescribe it. Please support this necessary bill. We have had enough of government overreach and deserve to have access to safe medicines. There are countless studies and thousands and thousands of testimonies of the efficacy of hydroxyflorquin. Virginia legislators need the review these studies and stop believing misinformation. As Virginians we demand access to this safe,effective treatment immediately.

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Please allow doctors to proscribe medicines they deem to be most effective. Hydroxychloroquine plus zinc is one of the most economical and effective treatments so far.

I believe this drug regimen along with Zinc and Azithromycin is very effective in early stages of Covid 19. There is more than enough anecdotal evidence to support this. The studies conducted have been marred by special interests and politics that should not enter into this equation. This is a potential life saver, to be determined between a doctor and patient - not politics!!The pharma companies, along with the FDA that they influence with their money, are complicit in spreading misinformation about efficacy of this generic treatment as they are more interested in riskier solutions where they can make money!! rather than a cost effective generic solution. Please pass this resolution immediately.

Strongly support the use of this drug. Almost no down side with life saving upside. 50 year old drug used by millions . Bill should be passed ASAP . Th asks,

As a citizen of Virginia and a practicing physician I hereby endorse support for HJR 5002. Hydroxychloroquine is a medication with a long record of safety and benefit for various diseases. A wide variety of prescription medications are written every day for "off-label" uses with great success. Hydroxychloroquine has demonstrated benefit for SARS-CoV-2 virus. Developing countries performing with better treatment results for SARS-CoV-2 with the use of hydroxychloroquine than our excellent medical system is embarrassing. Bureaucrats interfering in the doctor-patient relationship and medical decision making is inflicting harm on citizens of Virginia. HJR 5002 should be fully supported. Thank you. Dr. Erika L. LeBaron

My brother, Doug, who has pre-existing conditions, came down with all the classic symptoms of Covid-19 on July 16, 2020. Because WA doctors and pharmacists were refusing to treat Covid-19 patients in Washington State with Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) due to fear & misinformation based on flawed trial studies where HCQ was used in high doses, too late in the cytokine stage, Doug became seriously ill. He had fever, sever cough, muscle aches, shortness of breath and extreme fatigue which left him bedridden. Through TeleMed, I found a physician willing to intervene and provide him life saving medication. This TeleMed physician prescribed, Azithromycin (AZI) 500mg, Steroid Inhaler, Zinc Picolinate 50mg and Gatorade on July 17, 2020. This physician also prescribed HCQ thru an out of state pharmacy which was overnighted by UPS. Doug started a protocol of HCQ 200mg + AZI 500mg + Zinc Picolinate 50mg, twice a day, on July 20, 2020. By July 22, 2020, Doug was showing remarkable improvement in all symptoms. By July 24, 2020, he reported he was back to his full strength and insisted on taking a solo trip to the mountains of Eastern Washington. He credits the HCQ+AZI+Zinc with saving his life.

As a citizen I would hope we have rights to choose preferred medical treatments. A month ago I requested Hydroxychloroquine as part of Early Symptoms Out Patient treatment protocol from my Primary Care Physician, Dr. Jason Lee. He said yes to all items in the treatment EXCEPT Hydroxychloroquine. Please release the restriction and allow the people access to a medication that has and is working successfully in other areas. My cousin in Louisiana is a doctor and he highly recommends this protocol.

There are many Christians who will not get this vaccine. Mandatory or not. To require a vaccine goes from completely unconstitutional to criminal. The United States government, on a state level or federal level, cannot force its citizens to be injected. This is a total breach of separation from church and state. Under the flagship of Covid 19, the American government has loss all senses. I do not need a stimulus check, I need to be able to work. I do not need someone to take my temperature, I am a mature adult who knows how and when to use a thermometer. I do not need my taxes dollars to line the pockets of unethical pharmaceutical companies, I need my tax dollars to go toward restoring and protecting the peace. Furthermore, I do not need corrupt bureaucrats or political agendas, who have absolutely no comprehension of The Bill of Rights or The United States Constitution or the reasons these documents were put in place, to command me to receive unwanted injections into my body. I need leaders of characters to protect my liberties and allow me to say no without penalty or reprisal. This is 11th grade history. Our liberties were not free and my family did not serve in the military to defend this agenda; we served to defend our freedoms. Do not force this vaccine on the people and give us the medications that are already working and has worked for years.

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives.

Please make it available for Doctors prescribe for early treatment, or even better, give to the people the Dr. Zalenco protocol and make it OTC, Lives can be save that way!!

HCQ+Zpac+Zinc has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to work very well, when used within the first seven days of onset of symptoms (before ending up in the hospital) and with the correct dosage, not the toxic levels used by those who sought to discredit it. I respectfully request an end to the ban on use of HCQ in the early days of infection.

I am requesting that you vote to allow any Doctor the freedom to do what he feels is best for his patients!! I do not believe that the government has the authority to come between that relationship. Furthermore, this drug has been used successfully and with few to no side effects for decades and should not be restricted just because President Trump suggested it!!!

Having worked with Senator Reeves on the legislation that took affect July 1, HB5030 fails on multiple levels. Alteration was removed from the current legislation and should be removed again today. Remove alteration, ensure the future disposition to preservationists thereby preserving the integrity of these works of art. Restore Contextualization through DHR guaranteeing that all view points are allowed democratically. Restore public notice, and honor the dead by ensuring burial grounds remain sacred. Remove the repeal of VMIs exclusion from this legislation and prohibit VCU from altering historic plaques and memorials such as The Richmond Howitzers Memorial. Procedurally, can this HB1537 that took effect July 1, lawfully be modified during active litigation? Alteration: Alteration of any original works of art, should not be allowed in any legislation. Original works of art should be preserved and protected, not torn down and discarded at a waist treatment facility. Alteration of these historic works of art is theft of the artists genius, the theft of the realization of the commissioned work by artists and of their patrons. Alteration is the destruction of copyright, alteration denies the creative genius of man. Alteration undermines art itself and jeopardizes our nations commitment to the arts and our reputation worldwide as a civilized nation. Art is permanent, it is not to be carelessly discarded. Art is one of the highest achievements of man and yet HB5030 allows its complete destruction. The statues and their pedestals are one work of art. They are not separate works, reject alteration in any form. Public Notice: Hb5030 removes public notice from the decision making process of our elected officials. Government accountability ends. Future Disposition: The future disposition of the monuments has been stripped away. Only entities that will preserve these monuments in their original condition should be allowed to take custody of them. The patrons of these monuments should be compensated for their losses. In the case of the Davis Monument, the UDC should receive back what took them a decade to realize. Contextualization: Contextualization that could have allowed all viewpoints to be expressed through a uniform statewide program has been removed to a coerced message of destruction, historic and racial biases and intolerance of opposing opinions over our nations history. Cemeteries: The final resting place of peace for all, our cemeteries, are targeted in this legislation. We have the right of human dignity in death. We have the right to be remembered, just as our loved ones, friends and family chose to honor their dead. Burial grounds are sacred, not political battlegrounds. Rest in peace is not plunder and disgrace. Finally, state schools and universities containing memorials such as VMI and VCU should not be allowed to remove or alter plaques or statues or monuments. Hold Mayor Stoney and the City of Richmond’s city council accountable for their non enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth governing their actions regarding veteran memorials and monuments prior to and after July 1, 2020. Return these historic works of art to their pedestals so people can learn from history through art. Repair the now destroyed Monument Avenue. Ron Moore Virginia Monument Preservation Taskforce

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives. HCQ could be used as a preventative treatment to save many of our most vulnerable citizens. You have to ask yourselves-if HCQ didn't work, it would disappear on it's own. Instead thousands of doctors around the world are saying that it works, and it is effectiveness is being silenced by the media. Why? Who is benefiting from limiting access to HCQ? Are there side effects? Yes, of course, there always are. But the risk of a major side effect is much smaller than the risk of death due to covid for many vulnerable populations. Please, examine your conscience and see if you can live with knowing there was a cheap, effective treatment that could save lives and you choose to deny access to it. Support access to HCQ now!

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives.

I support resolution HJ 5002 in that it will enable physicians to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, both prophylactically and as therapy immediately after confirmed or suspected exposure to COVID-19. Please pass this resolution.

I am writing in support of HJ 5002 and on behalf of three generations of my family in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have attended numerous gatherings of hundreds of concerned physicians around the nation and the consensus of front line workers is that hydroxychloroquine is extremely effective when administered at home, early in Covid-19 symptoms - along with zinc. Physicians do not lose patients, nor even need to send them to hospitals, when they treat early with hydroxychloroquine whereby the virus's horrible replication can quickly be arrested with the hydroxychloroquine-zinc protocol. Yet, hydroxychloroquine has, suddenly and illogically, been denied to physicians in numerous states; they are not free to use their experience and best judgment to treat patients and save lives. This is a great article from Australia published July 11th, about the timeline and efficacy of hydroxychloroquine. It’s worth the quick read: https://www.spectator.com.au/2020/07/hcq-you-read-it-here-first/ In recent months, MANY more studies have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and dramatically reduces hospitalizations if administered early. SEE summary of numerous valuable studies here: http://c19study.com/ Indeed, and very importantly, in 2005 the NIH itself published that hydroxychloroquine's cousin, chloroquine, is a potent inhibitor of SARS Coronavirus infection and spread!! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1232869/ So we see that significant research demonstrates that this inexpensive drug — that costs only 60 cents per pill, which has been safely used for numerous other conditions for sixty years— is safe when used to treat COVID-19 and indeed any coronavirus on an outpatient basis. Why is it that doctors are suddenly threatened to have their medical licenses rescinded if they prescribe a 60 cent hydroxychloroquine pill for coronavirus at home? Why are pharmacies in some states suddenly prohibiting hydroxychloroquine to be dispensed for Covid-19 except at hospitals? Why must physicians fear to prescribe to patients what they prescribe to themselves and their own families? Physicians must have freedom to treat patients and to prescribe hydroxychloroquine prophylactically as done, for example, in India where they gave the recommended dose to all first responders and their families; they did not wait for signs of illness. It has been very successful! Physicians prefer to prescribe hydroxychloroquine-zinc ASAP rather than waiting for test results — thus dramatically reducing risks of intubation or ventilator phases of treatment or, as mentioned above, prophylactically. Yet Virginia physicians with family practices are excluded from access to the stash of hydroxychloroquine at large hospitals which get paid bonuses of $13,000 for Covid-19 admissions & $39,000 for Covid patients on ventilators! Could Covid-19 stimulus rewards be the reason hospitals hoard the best treatment? Shouldn't everyone be afforded the opportunity to be treated at home? I hope the valuable references convince you to restore the freedom for physicians to prescribe hydroxychloroquine to their home-based patients as they deem right. Please respect the millenia old physician-patient relationship by passing HJ 5002. Let doctors who treat patients do their jobs without fear from bureaucrats. Keep my family members and all Virginians out of hospitals. Respectfully, Priscilla M Gray

Doctors, not bureaucrats, should make medical decisions in consultation with their patients. Evidence clearly supports use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for the successful early treatment & prevention of COVID-19. Plus, HCQ has long, well-established safety record. Even if the HCQ treatment only works for 30%, or 20%, or only 5-10% of patients, isn’t it worth to those persons and their families? Please support HJ 5002. Give Virginians the right to try a safe and inexpensive treatment; the right to try early and while at home! Thank you. Noreen McCann Mom to 3 Virginia residents.

Thank you Delegate LaRock and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the opportunity to offer testimony before your Committee. Perhaps the most controversial COVID-19 therapeutic debated on, and most definitely misrepresented since the outbreak of this pandemic has been Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). We are at this point because for the first time in history a drug that shows potential in arresting a novel virus, COVID-19, in newly hospitalized patients, and that also presents overwhelming positive results in outpatient settings, has become politicized to the point that State Government, State Boards of Medicine, State Pharmaceutical Associations, Pharmacists and Peers themselves are interfering with the individual and sacred doctor/patient relationships when it comes to prescribing it. These political tactics impose bans, restrictions, penalties, reprisals, or contradictions upon Medical Professionals and Nursing Homes (and ultimately their patients) desiring to make an informed decision on the use of Hydroxychloroquine and companion medications that may very well be a suitable COVID-19 treatment for a patient. On July 30th, 2020 the NBC TODAY show did a nationally televised interview with Dr. Steven Hahn, Director FDA. (video https://coronahcq.com/wp-content/videos/TODAY-SHOW-FDA-HAHN.mp4) In the interview Dr. Hahn clearly states that “A doctor and a patient needs to assess the data that is out there. [The use of HCQ] IS A DECISION BETWEEN A DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT. And that, in the privacy of a doctor-patient relationship is where that decision should be made.” These statements by Dr. Hahn clearly advocate for a doctor and their patient to assess the data that is out there on Hydroxychloroquine, make a determination if the drug is suitable for treatment with that patient, and make an informed decision to move forward or look for alternatives. Therefore, I support Delegate LaRock’s request that hydroxychloroquine should be made available for treating COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, both prophylactically and as therapy immediately after confirmed or suspected exposure to COVID-19, by physicians providing patients with informed consent concerning the particular regime of hydroxychloroquine to be prescribed. And that the General Assembly: a) Direct that no restrictions, penalties, reprisals, or contradictions shall emanate from the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Board of Medicine, Virginia Pharmacists Association, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians as a result of an informed decision between a doctor and the patient on the use and/or prescription of Hydroxychloroquine to arrest COVID-19; and, b) Adhere to guidelines expressed by FDA Director Hahn and recognize that "a decision to use Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 is a decision between the doctor and the patient" This is indeed a very important issue and may help to set precedence in other states.

I believe that people have the right to refuse vaccinations or immunizations. I also believe that in light of the evidence that an inexpensive drug can have good effects on Covid 19, then it should be used first.

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives.

I have spent a lo of the past 6 months educating myself about every aspect of Covid-19. I see that international experience validates the choice of HCQ hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis and Viremia-stage treatment of coronavirus infection. Dozens of nations on every continent have found that HCQ is a highly preferred and effective treatment to reduce or eliminate the need for hospitalization. Nursing-home residents and staff can be saved from ever having even symptoms; India has used HCQ widely for police and front-line public safety and medical workers. I'm sure that many Virginians have sent you links to these observational studies. Please pass HJ 5002. Untie doctors' and patients hands and free Virginians to choose the most effective early treatments for prevention and cure.

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Pertinent evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other medical conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Making it available over-the-counter should be considered to maximize its effective use. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives, particularly our senior citizens and those with at risk medical conditions. It is a prudent and humane action that is worthy of support by all elected officials. The lives that may be saved could be your grandparents or parents!

The evidence surrounding HCQ and it's effectiveness fighting coronavirus dates back to the 2003 virus where the NIH PROVED! it cured the virus and acts as a prophylaxes. This virus is a 79% match to the 2003 version. Doctors around the world and in America have proved that early use of HCQ keeps people out of the hospital. Studies saying it's ineffective have been intentionally tainted by pharmaceutical conflicts of interest. The America Association of Physicians is suing for widespread use by doctors outside of hospitals, an association made up of hundreds if not thousands of doctors. The politicization of a drug that has been deemed one of the worlds safest by the CDC, NIH and WHO for almost seven decades is inhumane. The politicization of HCQ is a violation of the hippocratic oath. This situation is the worst display of humanity in a century. Hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved had the politicization and financial conflicts of interest from pharmaceutical companies not been allowed. In this life or the next, I can only wish those who played a part suppressing the use of this drug get what they deserve and the people who continue to fight to save lives by allowing doctors to use this drug where they deem appropriate are rewarded. Christopher Rainer

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. In just the last week, for example, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives.

I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. Evidence clearly supports the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment and prevention of COVID-19, with a safety/risk profile such that the CDC says chloroquine (a similar drug that is not even as safe) it can be used in pregnant women and children for malaria prophylaxis (https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/drugs.html ). Doctors and their patients should decide their treatment and the drug must be prescribed. The government must not stand in between a doctor's judgment and their patient! In the last week, studies from Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the U.S. have been released that show HCQ-based treatment saves lives and reduces hospitalizations. New data from France indicates that HCQ can be effective in saving lives in nursing home residents with COVID-19. In India, HCQ is regularly used for prevention of COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed evidence of fewer cases in health workers who take the drug for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In addition, significant research demonstrates that this drug — which has been safely used for other conditions for more than half a century — is also safe when used to treat COVID-19 on an outpatient basis. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002. Help increase access to options for inexpensive treatment that has the potential to keep Virginians out of hospitals and save lives.

Dear Chair Filler-Corn and Members of the House Committee on Rules, I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. There is vast evidence in support of the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment of COVID-19. And just this week studies from Spain, Belgium, and Italy have been released that demonstrate HCQ-based treatment saves lives. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002 to help increase access to their options for treatment that has the potential to keep them out of hospitals and save their lives. Sincerely, Jeremy Snavely AAPS

I ask that you vote to make no changes to 15.2-1812 other than to remove the provision that allows localities to have the final determination on the disposition of a war monument. If removed and not re-erected they should only be allowed to go to a battlefield,historical society government or museum as cited in the current statute or be stored by the locality in a proper and safe way as dictated by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, not thrown out like trash at a wastewater treatment plant as was done in Richmond. Allowing a locality to " have the sole authority to determine the final disposition of a monument or memorial" leaves them all open to destruction. This Statute covers ALL war monuments, not just Confederate ones and as many told you in the last legislative session, once the destruction and removal of one type monument started it would not stop with just that type, and it has not. These monuments are Virginia History and belong to all Virginians and no locality should have the authority to alter or dispose of them. We all know this is politics at its worst and has nothing to do with war monuments of any kind. History is being destroyed for Democrat political gain, getting votes, appealing to a lawless mob and a Marxist Agenda. Monuments are just a very small part in a very big puzzle and you all know that. Delegate McQuinn has made statements on how almost everything Confederate offends her. I have a letter that she wrote to the Sons of Confederate Veterans historical organization ( I have attached it to an email I sent all of you and copied the Press on) thanking them for an award they gave her and praising their work at Oakwood Confederate Cemetery. This shows that until it became politically advantageous, she not only did not object to all things "Confederate" she was close to and worked with the Sons of Confederate Veterans historical organization. Now she continues to introduce Bill's that could lead to the destruction of all War Monuments. HB 5030 does several things that no Legislator interested in a representative government would do. It takes away any public notice of a localities intention to take action on a war monument,gives a locality authority over monuments on private property including cemeteries and graveyards and takes away the protection of monuments in Public Cemeteries. Although the proposed changes in the current law are a travesty ,allowing the government to dictate what is on any monument in a private cemetery or to alter what is on any monument in any cemetery can only be described as sick and disgusting. It is one thing to attack the living who can defend themselves, to attach the dead who can not would only be done by the most vengeful type of person. As you judge the people of the distant past with 21 st Century hindsight you should remember one phrase that I feel most that want monuments to the dead removed or altered have never heard. " Judge not,that you be not Judged". In addition, I do not know who has reviewed this proposed Bill as it relates to its constitutionally under the Virginia and United States Constitution's, but it appears the Bill's Patron has never reviewed those documents.

Dear Chair Filler-Corn and Members of the House Committee on Rules, I am writing today in support of HJ 5002. There is vast evidence in support of the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for early treatment of COVID-19. And just this week studies from Spain, Belgium, and Italy have been released that demonstrate HCQ-based treatment saves lives. Links to these studies, and others, can be reviewed at http://c19study.com/. Please stand with patients by passing HJ 5002 to help increase access to their options for treatment that has the potential to keep them out of hospitals and save their lives. Sincerely, Jeremy Snavely AAPS