Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
- Written by Teresa G. Carvalho, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, La Trobe University
The White House’s confirmation that US President Donald Trump has been taking hydroxychloroquine every day for the past two weeks, with his doctor’s blessing, has reignited the controversy over the drug. It has long been used against malaria but has not been approved for COVID-19.
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