State and local governments across the United States have obtained more than 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump to treat patients with the new coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed.
A government scientist felt pressure to approve a research contract for a lab investigating hydroxychloroquine, a drug Trump has touted as a coronavirus cure.
Kansas health director Dr. Lee Norman said the state has no plans to buy the drug because evidence is lacking that it helps treat COVID-19. Pharmaceutical companies can often manufacture pills they already make fairly cheaply. The donations may have been made to earn good publicity while setting the company up to make future sales if hydroxychloroquine ends up being a reliable treatment for the virus, Klein said.
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