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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE-WHO:WHO panel issues strong advice against hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
March 2 (Reuters) – The drug hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Donald Trump as a pandemic “game-changer”, should not be used to prevent COVID-19 and has no meaningful effect on patients already infected, a World Health Organization expert panel said on Tuesday.
The anti-inflammatory drug should not be used in the fight against the pandemic, the WHO’s Guideline Development Group (GDG) expert panel wrote in the BMJ British medical journal, and is “not worthwhile” exploring in further research studies…
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