According to a study, veterans with COVID-19 who were given hydroxychloroquine—the anti-malaria drug touted by Trump as coronavirus treatment—showed no benefits by lisettevoytko
that the study is the largest look at the use of hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin, an antibiotic.
About 28% of patients given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, compared to 22% who received the drug plus azithromycin.
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