Are Trump and his allies setting up Dr. Fauci as the pandemic scapegoat?
4 years, 9 months ago

Are Trump and his allies setting up Dr. Fauci as the pandemic scapegoat?

Salon  

This has gotten buried under the pile of horrific news about both the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump's multiple failures to handle the crisis, but there was a moment during Trump's daily propaganda dump on Sunday that was even more disturbing than usual. Fauci was almost certainly about to say, as he does every time he's out of reach of Trump, that there's no real evidence that the drug works, much less that it's the "game-changer" that Trump desperately wants it to be. At that point, it became clear to me what Trump hopes to get out of this endless hype about an unproven and dangerous drug: A QAnon-style conspiracy theory he can roll out, after the worst of the crisis has passed, about his heroic efforts to save everyone with a miracle drug, which were thwarted by shady "deep state" forces who denied the public this lifesaving drug as part of a plot to make him look bad. This isn't surprising, since Trump's right-wing economics advisers are eager to grasp at any thin straw to suggest that the economy can be "reopened" without causing mass loss of life from COVID-19. And Fauci will be held up as the straw-man villain in this conspiracy because he supported social distancing and was skeptical of Dr. Trump's miracle drug.

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Fauci’s book is generous to Trump—but you can tell what he really thinks.
55 years ago

Fauci’s book is generous to Trump—but you can tell what he really thinks.

Slate  

In 2009 Anthony Fauci was serving as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—as he had since 1984 and would do until 2022, under seven presidents—when that fall’s supply of the flu vaccine collapsed. I tried to put myself in their shoes, and it became clear to me that I would have been as vehement as they …

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last

NPR  

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For much of the past four years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the public face of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic — a status that garnered him gratitude from some, and condemnation from others. On working with President …

Column: Anatomy of a smear — Fauci faces the House GOP’s clown show about COVID
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: Anatomy of a smear — Fauci faces the House GOP’s clown show about COVID

LA Times  

Here’s what we know about Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: As a staff member at the National Institutes of Health for 54 years and director of its National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, Fauci was a key figure in the development of therapies for HIV and ensuring that funding was available for the search for a cure. …

Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
7 months, 1 week ago

Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he’d tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. He later invoked a fictional secret agent, decrying a conspiracy theory that “I was parachuting into the CIA like Jason Bourne …

Fauci flip flops during Congress grilling: Ex-White House doctor ducks more than 100 questions about Covid and admits he approved risky Wuhan coronavirus research proposal without reading it
1 year ago

Fauci flip flops during Congress grilling: Ex-White House doctor ducks more than 100 questions about Covid and admits he approved risky Wuhan coronavirus research proposal without reading it

Daily Mail  

Dr Anthony Fauci evaded more than 100 questions about Covid, the lab leak theory and his ties to Wuhan during a landmark Congressional hearing Monday. In the past, Dr Fauci has clashed with lawmakers including Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky over his perceived coverup of funding for gain of function research as well as the Covid lab leak theory Republican …

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rep. James Comer, R-Tenn., chairman of the oversight committee, added that Republicans will “follow …

Farewell Dr. Fauci: How the right turned a national hero into a villain in service of Donald Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

Farewell Dr. Fauci: How the right turned a national hero into a villain in service of Donald Trump

Salon  

Last week Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Health announced that he would be retiring at the end of the year after a long and storied career. I imagine that most people had never heard of Fauci before the COVID pandemic hit but it was not …

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
2 years, 4 months ago

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic. But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the “persistence” of Trump aide Peter …

Dr Fauci, renowned pandemic adviser, tests positive for COVID
2 years, 6 months ago

Dr Fauci, renowned pandemic adviser, tests positive for COVID

Al Jazeera  

Dr Anthony Fauci became a household name for his reassuring and professional presence early in the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Fauci, 81, who serves as chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, tested positive during a rapid antigen test. Fauci, who became the most recognisable public figure working to contain the virus in the early days of the pandemic, and was …

The gain-of-function Fauci COVID conspiracy theory: The full story of an ominous idea that has gripped Republicans.
55 years ago

The gain-of-function Fauci COVID conspiracy theory: The full story of an ominous idea that has gripped Republicans.

Slate  

In early February, J.D. Vance, the Hillbilly Elegy author who is now running for Senate from Ohio, tweeted out his support for something called the “Public Health Protection Pledge.” Styled to look like an official certificate of completion, the pledge asserts that whoever signs it promises to “subpoena Dr. Anthony Fauci in order to investigate any corrupt activities to which …

Fauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
3 years, 1 month ago

Fauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the criticism by the Texas Republican was an attack on science. What happened on Jan. 6, senator?” Fauci, who is President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said in an interview that …

GOP aims to revive Fauci attacks after email trove released
3 years, 7 months ago

GOP aims to revive Fauci attacks after email trove released

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionized by the left and villainized by the right. “Given what we know now, I don’t know how anyone can have confidence that he should remain in a position of public trust and authority,” said Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a …

Fauci an 'Undeniable Asset': White House Over Covid Lab Leak Emails
3 years, 7 months ago

Fauci an 'Undeniable Asset': White House Over Covid Lab Leak Emails

News 18  

The US’ top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, who has over the last week been embroiled in criticism of his emails, is an “undeniable asset”, said the White House defending the President’s top coronavirus adviser, media reports said on Friday. “The President and the administration feel that Dr Fauci has played an incredible role in getting the pandemic under …

After Dismissing Lab Leak Theory Earlier, Dr Fauci Says 'Not Convinced' of Covid Natural Origins
3 years, 7 months ago

After Dismissing Lab Leak Theory Earlier, Dr Fauci Says 'Not Convinced' of Covid Natural Origins

News 18  

America’s top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said he is “not convinced” COVID-19 developed naturally, and called for an open investigation into the virus’ origins. I am not convinced about that, I think we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we continue to find out to the best of our ability what happened.” A report …

Why is Anthony Fauci hedging on the origins of the coronavirus?
3 years, 7 months ago

Why is Anthony Fauci hedging on the origins of the coronavirus?

CNN  

CNN — Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, admitted earlier this month that he is no longer convinced that the Covid-19 pandemic originated naturally. Here’s Fauci in an interview with National Geographic last May: “If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what’s out there now, is very, very …

Joe Biden asks Dr Fauci to be part of his Covid response team
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden asks Dr Fauci to be part of his Covid response team

The Independent  

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Trump threatens to fire Fauci in widening COVID-19 rift
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump threatens to fire Fauci in widening COVID-19 rift

Al Jazeera  

Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Dr Anthony Fauci has said the president has ignored his advice for containing the virus. The latest flare-up follows Fauci’s sharpest criticism yet of the White House’s response to the coronavirus and Trump’s public assertion that the country is “rounding the turn”. Fauci added that he believed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden “is taking it …

Trump Hints He Might Fire Fauci After Election As Coronavirus Cases Rise
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump Hints He Might Fire Fauci After Election As Coronavirus Cases Rise

NPR  

Trump Hints He Might Fire Fauci After Election As Coronavirus Cases Rise Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/AP Kevin Dietsch/AP Updated at 10:15 a.m. ET As the U.S. grapples with a major spike in new coronavirus cases ahead of Election Day, President Trump is suggesting that he might fire the country's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sponsor …

Opinion: How Trump could undermine Fauci and remake the US government
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: How Trump could undermine Fauci and remake the US government

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Laurie Garrett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and policy analyst, and the author of “The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance.” The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. Laurie Garrett Under the order, which undermines the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act — a law that came into effect in 1883 …

Trump closes his 2020 campaign by insulting Fauci for telling the truth
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump closes his 2020 campaign by insulting Fauci for telling the truth

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s election endgame argument, far from bristling with new solutions to a pandemic that has killed 220,000 Americans, on Monday devolved into a campaign of insults against Dr. Anthony Fauci – for telling the truth about the disease. They’re tired of watching more Americans die and more people lose their jobs because you refuse to take …

Why Dr Fauci is ’absolutely not’ surprised on President Trump getting Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Dr Fauci is ’absolutely not’ surprised on President Trump getting Covid-19

Live Mint  

America's top infectious diseases expert and sidelined White House Covid-19 taskforce member Dr Anthony Fauci said that he was "absolutely not" surprised when US President Donald Trump tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. When asked “Were you surprised that President Trump got sick?”, Dr Fauci told CBS News that he was worried after seeing Trump surrounded by several people not …

Trump Rails Against 'Fauci And These Idiots' In Campaign Call
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump Rails Against 'Fauci And These Idiots' In Campaign Call

NPR  

Trump Rails Against 'Fauci And These Idiots' In Campaign Call Enlarge this image toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images President Trump, who has for months been at loggerheads with public health experts on how best to contain the coronavirus pandemic, on Monday called Dr. Anthony Fauci a "disaster" and complained that Americans are tired of hearing from "these …

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump trashes Fauci and makes baseless coronavirus claims in campaign call

CNN  

CNN — A frustrated and at times foul-mouthed President Donald Trump claimed on a campaign call that people are tired of hearing about the deadly pandemic which has killed more than 215,000 Americans and trashed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a “disaster” who has been around for “500 years.” Referring to Fauci and other health officials as “idiots,” Trump declared the …

Trump, Biden try to line up by Fauci as they court voters
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump, Biden try to line up by Fauci as they court voters

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are both looking to harness the credibility of America’s best-known infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as they make their case to American voters. Trump’s reelection campaign began airing an ad last week that includes a snippet from a March interview in which Fauci says, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be …

Dr. Fauci Calls On Trump Campaign To Take Down Misleading Ad
4 years, 2 months ago

Dr. Fauci Calls On Trump Campaign To Take Down Misleading Ad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that President Donald Trump’s campaign should take down a political ad featuring his comments because he did not consent to it and the remarks were taken out of context. Tapper asked if the Trump campaign should take down the ad, to which Fauci said, “You know, I think so.” “I think it’s …

Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing US statistics
4 years, 3 months ago

Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing US statistics

Live Mint  

Top government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday he disagreed with President Donald Trump's assessment the United States has "rounded the corner" on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the statistics are disturbing. Fauci, the outspoken director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the United States was starting the flu season with a high baseline …

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders
4 years, 4 months ago

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts said smacked of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election. “There is a concern that if you are not seeing …

Fauci debunks Trump’s spin, declares US coronavirus outbreak worst in the world: “Numbers don’t lie”
4 years, 5 months ago

Fauci debunks Trump’s spin, declares US coronavirus outbreak worst in the world: “Numbers don’t lie”

Salon  

Dr. Anthony Fauci has publicly disputed President Donald Trump's repeated claims that his response to the coronavirus pandemic has been among the best in the world. "We're not quite 5% of the world's population, yet represent 20-25% of the world's infections," he said. "It's cases, and we have cases because of the testing," Trump insisted, later adding that the "U.S. …

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Defends Use of Hydroxychloroquine, Says It Works in Early Stages of Covid-19 Infection

News 18  

US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, saying many frontline medical workers agree with him that the malaria drug works in the early stages of COVID-19 infection, despite mounting evidence that it is ineffective in treating the disease. I think frontline medical people believe that too — some, many," Trump told reporters …

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and others shared video of the event on Facebook and Twitter, prompting both companies to …

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Clings To Unproven Treatments As U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s press conference quickly unraveled on Tuesday as he struggled to defend a video he’d retweeted that is full of false claims about the coronavirus and complained about his low approval rating. It doesn’t cause problems.” Trump was also forced to answer for a video he retweeted on Monday that showed a group of self-proclaimed …

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum
4 years, 5 months ago

Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump said the medical community’s widespread warnings against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated to damage him. Trump had shared a video of people dressed in white lab coats who called themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” staging a press conference about the virus. “He’s got a pretty good approval rating, so just …

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promoting its use as potentially harmful misinformation. “I think they’re very respected doctors,” Trump said, adding they believed in the drug. Trump, his son Donald Trump …

Dr Fauci responds to Trump tweet insisting he has not 'misled' the public over coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Dr Fauci responds to Trump tweet insisting he has not 'misled' the public over coronavirus

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The nation’s leading infectious disease expert was forced to respond …

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatment

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert. The president also shared a post from the Twitter account for a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a …

Nearly 3,500 Public Health Experts Sign Letter Defending Fauci Amid White House Attacks
4 years, 5 months ago

Nearly 3,500 Public Health Experts Sign Letter Defending Fauci Amid White House Attacks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly 3,500 public health experts sent an open letter to President Donald Trump amid a spate of attacks launched over the last two weeks at Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, calling those seeking to undercut him a “dangerous distraction.” In the letter, which was organized by the Center for Science in the Public …

Fauci: ‘We could start talking about real normality again’ in 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

Fauci: ‘We could start talking about real normality again’ in 2021

CNN  

CNN — Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that life could return to normal by sometime next year with sufficient coronavirus vaccine production. Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN’s David Axelrod on “The Axe Files” podcast that the companies behind potential vaccines told him “that they would have doses to the …

Trump calls Fauci ‘a little bit of an alarmist’ as coronavirus cases rise
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump calls Fauci ‘a little bit of an alarmist’ as coronavirus cases rise

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump called Dr. Anthony Fauci “a little bit of an alarmist” on Sunday as the coronavirus pandemic worsens and the nation’s top infectious disease expert urges elected officials to implement more health safety measures. “He’s a little bit of an alarmist – that’s OK.” Trump in the interview listed several “mistakes” he said Fauci has …

Donald Trump and Anthony Fauci's coronavirus narratives differ, but could the President really fire the top disease expert?
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump and Anthony Fauci's coronavirus narratives differ, but could the President really fire the top disease expert?

ABC  

US President Donald Trump and the nation's top disease expert, Anthony Fauci, have long offered competing narratives around the US coronavirus response. Dr Fauci's official title is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, but most Americans know him as the top disease expert or the guy leading the National Coronavirus Task Force. On Thursday local …

White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike
4 years, 5 months ago

White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as President Donald Trump pushes to get the economy moving before he faces voters in November. I think it’s all about the election and keeping the economy from coming back, which is …

White House Moves To Discredit Fauci Amid Bleak Warnings Over Coronavirus Surge
4 years, 5 months ago

White House Moves To Discredit Fauci Amid Bleak Warnings Over Coronavirus Surge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trump administration officials moved to undercut Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday amid reports the White House is sidelining the nation’s top infectious disease expert as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge. Both The Washington Post and NBC News said they received statements from the White House trying to discredit Fauci, who has given bleak interviews and …

The ludicrous plot against Fauci (Opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

The ludicrous plot against Fauci (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success.” His forthcoming book, “The Hunting of Hillary: The Forty Year Campaign to Destroy Hillary Clinton” is out later this month. CNN — Since 1984, scientist and physician Anthony Fauci has led America’s response to infectious disease, saving countless lives and gaining …

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump's Claim That Hydroxychloroquine 'Doesn't Kill People' Looks Worse And Worse

Huff Post  

In late May, Trump also said he had taken hydroxychloroquine for two weeks as a preventative against the coronavirus, even though studies have found that hydroxychloroquine has either no benefit or poses an even greater risk of death. In late March, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine usage with COVID-19 patients, although it admitted, “We …

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
4 years, 7 months ago

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

Associated Press  

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. “This fits with everything else we’ve seen so far which suggests that it’s not beneficial,” said Dr. Peter Bach, director of a health policy center …

Anthony Fauci: Science shows hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a coronavirus treatment
4 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Fauci: Science shows hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a coronavirus treatment

CNN  

Washington CNN — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that data shows hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for the coronavirus, disputing use of the drug to fight the deadly virus even as President Donald Trump touts it as a potential cure and says he has taken it himself. “The scientific data is really quite evident now about the lack of …

Coronavirus: UK healthcare workers begin hydroxychloroquine trial
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: UK healthcare workers begin hydroxychloroquine trial

India Today  

British healthcare workers will on Thursday begin taking part in a University of Oxford-led international trial of two anti-malarial drugs to see if they can prevent Covid-19, including one U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking. The 'COPCOV' study will involve more than 40,000 frontline healthcare workers from Europe, Africa, Asia and South America to determine if chloroquine …

Donald Trump defends use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as 'line of defence' against coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump defends use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as 'line of defence' against coronavirus

Firstpost  

After Trump’s repeated touting of hydroxychloroquine as a ‘game-changer’ cure for the virus, the FDA issued an advisory warning that the drug has not been ‘shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.’ Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his taking antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a line of defence’ against coronavirus. “It is a very …

My ‘decision to make': Trump defends criticized use of drug
4 years, 7 months ago

My ‘decision to make': Trump defends criticized use of drug

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against the coronavirus could spark wide misuse by Americans of the unproven treatment with potentially fatal side effects. Addressing concerns that Trump’s example could lead people to misuse the drug, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that …

Despite FDA warning, Donald Trump claims to have been taking hydroxychloroquine for past week to prevent against COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Despite FDA warning, Donald Trump claims to have been taking hydroxychloroquine for past week to prevent against COVID-19

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug. Washington: US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of …

Doctor’s Note: Hydroxychloroquine – will it cure you or kill you?
4 years, 7 months ago

Doctor’s Note: Hydroxychloroquine – will it cure you or kill you?

Al Jazeera  

Doctors warn against serious, sometimes fatal, side-effects from general use of the drug being promoted by Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump announced this week that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic against the coronavirus despite medical warnings against its general use. The man’s wife told US media that they learned about chloroquine – a similar drug to hydroxychloroquine …

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