PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Stephen J. Balevic AU - Christoph P. Hornik AU - Thomas P. Green AU - Megan E. Clowse AU - Daniel Gonzalez AU - Anil R. Maharaj AU - Laura E. Schanberg AU - Amanda M. Eudy AU - Geeta K. Swamy AU - Brenna L. Hughes AU - Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez TI - Dr. Balevic,<em> et al</em>, reply AID - 10.3899/jrheum.200681 DP - 2020 May 25 TA - The Journal of Rheumatology PG - jrheum.200681 4099 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/06/09/jrheum.200681.short 4100 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/06/09/jrheum.200681.full AB - We read with great interest the very thoughtful commentary by Joob and Wiwanitkit1. We agree with the authors that, despite conflicting clinical data to date, it is possible that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) may have a protective effect in the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19).