The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for decades-old malaria drugs championed by President Donald Trump for coronavirus treatment despite scant evidence
The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, decades-old malaria drugs championed by President Donald Trump for coronavirus treatment despite scant evidence.
"Let's see how it works," Trump said at a press briefing on Sunday, referencing New York state's efforts. "It may. It may not."
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