Monday, May 18, 2020:
“Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine, Prompting Warning From Health Experts”
“His announcement drew immediate criticism from a range of medical experts, who warned not just of the dangers it posed for the president’s health but also of the example it set.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/politics/trump-hydroxychloroquine-covid-coronavirus.html)
Tuesday, May 19, 2020:
“FDA appears to soften stance on hydroxychloroquine after Trump says he takes malaria drug”
“However, in a warning issued last month, the FDA advised consumers against taking drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 outside a hospital or formal clinical trial due to the risk of “serious heart rhythm problems.”
Sunday, May 24, 2020:
“Trump said he has finished taking his regimen of hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug he has promoted as a treatment for the coronavirus despite warnings from his own U.S. Food and Drug Administration and medical professionals about its effectiveness and potentially dangerous side effects.”
“Finished, just finished,” Trump said in an interview … which aired Sunday.”
Monday, May 25, 2020:
“WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Trump as a ‘game changer,’ over safety concerns”
“For months, President Trump has promoted hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for covid-19, calling the antimalarial drug a “game changer”; asking patients, “What do you have to lose?” — and even announcing that he was taking the drug in an attempt to ward off the novel coronavirus.”
“On Monday, however, the World Health Organization announced it had temporarily halted its global trial of the drug, citing a new study that found a significantly higher risk of death among those taking hydroxychloroquine or the closely related drug chloroquine.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/26/hydroxychloroquine-who-trump-study/)
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