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- President Donald Trump says he stopped taking the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
- The drug has no proven benefits for coronavirus patients and doesn't prevent COVID-19 infection.
- Multiple studies have found the drug can actually make symptoms worse, and increase the death rate of COVID-19 among patients.
President Donald Trump made headlines around the world for his claim that he had begun taking the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine because he "heard a lot of good stories" suggesting that it could prevent or treat an infection of the novel coronavirus. Now, with evidence mounting that the likely does little to help and can make symptoms worse, Trump claims he's stopping his self-medicated routine.
Trump claimed he took a two-week "program" of the drug after consulting with a White House doctor and after learning that multiple White House staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. His decision to stop taking the drug comes after repeatedly defending the use of the medication despite clear evidence that it should not be used to treat a coronavirus infection.
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