Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Nearly 17,000 Deaths in New Study, Contradicting Trump’s Claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been contradicted by multiple medical studies, including a recent report linking the drug to nearly 17,000 deaths. Despite scientific objections, hydroxychloroquine was prescribed off-label to hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic. This was done despite the lack of evidence proving its efficacy or safety for the treatment of the virus. French infectious disease specialist Didier Raoult …