President Trump falsely denied the existence of an FDA warning about the use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus. And he claimed without any evidence that a study on veterans who were given the drug was conducted by political foes who sought to hurt him.
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump falsely denied the existence of a Food and Drug Administration warning about the use of hydroxychloroquine for the coronavirus. And he claimed without any evidence that a study on veterans who were given the drug was conducted by political foes who had set out to hurt him.The FDA warningTrump was reminded by a reporter on Tuesday that the FDA has said hydroxychloroquine should not be used outside of a hospital setting or research studies.
The study also found that patients who took the drug were not significantly less likely to need mechanical ventilation. The study was published on the medical website medRxiv, not a peer-reviewed journal. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie has noted that the study looked at"a small number of veterans" who were"in the last stages of life.
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