VA secretary fires back at critics of controversial COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired back at critics of his agency's use of a controversial drug touted by Pres. Trump to treat COVID-19 patients in an interview with ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz.

A cursory review of the drug's use at VA hospitals earlier this year found no positive effects on COVID-19 patients. Though the review indicated a possible connection between hydroxychloroquine and higher mortality rates, the paper was inconclusive and not a peer-reviewed scientific study.

President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks on protecting Americas seniors from the COVID-19 pandemic in the East Room of the White House, April 30, 2020.

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