Remember when Trump touted the anti-Malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a ‘game-changer’ in the battle against COVID, despite no evidence supporting that fact ? Now studies show that not only did the drug provide no benefit to patients, but it actually may do more harm than good.
In the study, veterans sickened by coronavirus who were treated with the malaria pill died at a higher rate than other patients.
About 28 percent who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11 percent of those getting routine care alone.
Medical staff shows on February 26, 2020 at the IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute in Marseille, a packet of Plaqueril, tablets containing hydroxychloroquine, drug that has shown signs of effectiveness against coronavirus. – The Mediterranee infection Institute in Marseille based in La Timone Hospital is at the forefront of the prevention against coronavirus in France. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP) (Photo by GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images)