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| US ends emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 |
| 2020-06-16 |
| [AlAhram] The United States on Monday withdrew emergency use authorizations for two antimalarial drugs favored by President Donald Trump to treat the new coronavirus, effectively shutting the door on the politically charged treatments. Not really, but at least the authorities have registered their severe disapproval. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) were authorized in March after they were found to inactivate the virus in test tubes, and early small studies appeared to show they worked well in humans, too.Since that time, however, larger, better-controlled experiments have found that the two medicines are ineffective in treating COVID-19 or in preventing infection among people who have been exposed to the virus. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Sad that health emergencies and treatment must be politicized. I guess it's the times. Or Trump... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-06-16 11:53 |
| #1 Clinical trials, or something, determined that OrangeManBad |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-06-16 08:28 |