Hydroxycloroquine
Hydroxycloroquine has been touted by researchers as a possiblbe effective treeatment for Coronavirus. Victims have come forward with stories of success with the drug and Z-Pack. Others are concerned that the full randomized testing certifications that are usually done on drugs has not been complete so the risks and possible side effects with this drug are too high. Still others say, the concern is more about Donald Trump's support for continuing to pursue it that makes the media and the political left want it to fail.

The Politics of Hydroxychloroquine

7/19/20
from The Wall Street Journal,
7/15/20:

Trump touted it, so Biden denounces it. The FDA has suspended a permit for its use. Let doctors decide.

President Trump “pushes dangerous, disproven drugs,” Joe Biden declares in his “Plan to Beat Covid-19.” “Our country is now stuck with a massive stockpile of hydroxychloroquine, a drug Trump repeatedly hailed.” Neither man has any expertise in pharmacology, and Mr. Trump did get out over his skis in promoting the malaria treatment, also known as HCQ, for the novel coronavirus. But since every Trump action prompts a reaction, his political and media opponents launched a campaign to discredit the drug. This politicized environment has produced dubious science and erratic policy.

... the scientific basis for the [FDA] revocation now appears faulty.

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