Trump Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine – But Global Prevention Trial Is Deadly Serious

Study Aims To Protect Healthcare Workers

Experts fear Trump’s unregulated use of the malaria drug is dangerous, and muddies the waters around research which could still find chloroquine useful in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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President Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine, despite safety warnings and a lack of evidence of its efficacy • Source: White House Flickr

President Trump has said he is taking hydroxychloroquine to help prevent him from catching COVID-19 – despite the fact that the drug is not approved for this use, and warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration that it can cause heart problems.

Speaking at the White House on 18 May, Trump told a press briefing that he had started taking the malaria...

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