Trump again defends use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment

US President Donald Trump once again went against his own health officials to claim that hydroxychloroquine, anti-malarial drug can be used in treatment of COVID-19 patients. Trump while talking to media at White House said that use of anti-malarial drug is only being rejected because he h recommended it to use. Donald Trump also ded that he h used drug for 14 days and he is absolutely fine, furr citing recent studies on HCQ by Henry Ford Health Institute and Yale University. 

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"Many doctors think it is extremely successful — hydroxychloroquine — coupled with zinc and perhaps azithromycin.  But many doctors think it’s extremely good, and some people don’t.  Some people — I think it’s become very political. I happen to believe in it.  I would take it.  As you kw, I took it for a 14-day period, and I’m here.  Right?  I’m here.  I happen to think it’s — it works in early sts.  I think frontline medical people believe that too — some, many.  And so we’ll take a look at it," Trump said during briefing on July 28.

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Meanwhile, global health experts, including World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly deunced use of hydroxychloroquine saying that re is t eugh evidence to prove efficacy and safety of drug. United States Food and Drug ministration (FDA) h also cautioned against use of anti-malarial drug in treatment of coronavirus patients. Trump's comment came a day after Twitter temporarily banned his eldest son for posting a video promoting use of controversial drug. 

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