Scientists say that hydroxychloroquine should no longer be touted as a COVID-19 treatment: 'It does not work for treatment or for prevention. I have no idea why there is still talk about it, but it’s wrong.”
Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said he believes the White House brings up hydroxychloroquine frequently because it isn't willing to do the hard work needed to contain the outbreak. “So, as a substitute they veer towards magical solutions like hydroxychloroquine,” Hotez told NBC News in an email. “It's a strategy borne out of sloth and fear.”patients in the U.
With little to no evidence supporting the use of hydroxychloroquine, the FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, said Thursday that it’s up to a patient’s doctor to decide. When asked whether patients should take hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, Hahn acknowledged the potential harms. “We had data that when this drug was combined with others, there was some risk associated with that,” Hahn told NBC's"TODAY" show. “But the question you’re asking me is a decision between a doctor and a patient.”showing that the drug in combination with azithromycin was an effective treatment for COVID-19.
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