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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Hydroxychloroquine

Then-US president Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, at the time commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington, August 23, 2020. (Alex Brandon/AP)
August 24, 2022, 11:55 pm
Trump staffers pressed FDA to okay unproven COVID drug, congressional probe hears
Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner says he came under pressure to reapprove anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump took himself, despite dangers
By MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attends the flag unveiling ceremony in the garden of the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on July 24, 2020. (EVARISTO SA / AFP)
August 1, 2020, 7:45 am
With nearly 100,000 dead in Brazil, Bolsonaro says there’s ‘nothing to fear’
Latest bid to downplay the pandemic comes as Brazilian president says he has recovered from virus but has ‘moldy lungs’; wife tests positive for coronavirus
By AFP
US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he tours a lab at the Bioprocess Innovation Center at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, North Carolina, on July 27, 2020. (JIM WATSON / AFP)
July 28, 2020, 6:45 pm
Trump again pushes unproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
US president retweets a series of posts advocating for hydroxychloroquine, including accusations that Fauci is misleading the public on its effects
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AMANDA SEITZ
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro waves outside Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 9, 2020. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
July 10, 2020, 10:15 am
Bolsonaro says he feels ‘very well’, praises hydroxycholoroquine
After WHO concludes controversial drug doesn’t help treat COVID-19, Brazilian president says ‘it worked’ for him, days after confirming he was infected
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this photo taken on May 2, 2020, doctors work inside the intensive care unit for people infected with the new coronavirus, at a hospital in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Sophia Sandurskaya)
July 8, 2020, 10:18 am
‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus medicine
Ironically, attempts to fast-track research on COVID-19 drugs have led to a slew of low-quality studies that add to confusion. And statements by politicians aren’t helping either
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro coughs as he speaks after joining supporters who were taking part in a motorcade to protest against quarantine and social distancing measures against the coronavirus outbreak, on April 19, 2020, in Brasilia. (Sergio Lima/AFP)
July 8, 2020, 9:34 am
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he’s treating virus with drug not proven effective
President, long dismissive of COVID-19, which has killed at least 65,000 Brazilians, claims his symptoms are helped by Trump-promoted hydroxychloroquine
By MARCELO DE SOUSA and David Biller
In this on May 19, 2020 file photo, a chemist holds a pack of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Mumbai, India. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
July 5, 2020, 5:45 am
WHO says hydroxychloroquine does not help against COVID, ends trial
Decision comes after study shows little to no benefit from malaria drug and lopinavir/ritonavir against coronavirus; world health body also says no increase in mortality found
By AP and ToI Staff
Hydroxychloroquine pills. (AP/John Locher)
June 15, 2020, 10:03 pm
US revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine against coronavirus
FDA says the benefits of the antimalarial drug, which has been championed by Trump to treat COVID-19, ‘do not outweigh the known and potential risks’
By MATTHEW PERRONE
A bottle of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Texas City, Texas, April 7, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
June 5, 2020, 12:13 am
Study raising concerns about using hydroxychloroquine to treat virus retracted
Several authors of research in Lancet say they ‘can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources’ after independent reviewers unable to verify information
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Hydroxychloroquine pills. (AP/John Locher)
May 29, 2020, 7:32 pm
Scientists have ‘serious doubts’ over study used to discredit malaria drugs
Top researchers question methodology used in Lancet large-scale study, basis for WHO suspending clinical trials of the anti-viral drugs as potential COVID-19 treatments
By Kelly MacNamara
In this on May 19, 2020 file photo, a chemist holds a pack of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Mumbai, India. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
May 28, 2020, 10:30 pm
Cyprus cuts use of chloroquine, which it bought in joint consignment with Israel
Health ministry advises doctors to curtail use of malaria medications amid renewed concerns of side-effects; Nicosia and Jerusalem had bought 5 tons of drug from India
By AP
US President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, May 18, 2020. (Evan Vucci/Ap)
May 25, 2020, 11:26 pm
WHO suspends coronavirus trial of hydroxychloroquine drug taken by Trump
Move comes after study indicates use of the arthritis and malaria medication on COVID-19 patients could increase their chances of dying
By Nina Larson
In this on May 19, 2020 file photo, a chemist holds a pack of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Mumbai, India. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
May 23, 2020, 5:01 pm
Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs pushed by Trump as virus treatment
Researchers estimate death rate slightly higher among those taking hydroxychloroquine; separate study on remdesivir suggests benefit in treating COVID-19
By AP and ToI Staff
Dr. Vladimir 'Zev' Zelenko. (YouTube screenshot)
May 20, 2020, 1:28 am
Trump ‘smart’ to use malaria drug, says Jewish MD who wrote to him about it
‘It’s good for him,’ says Dr. Zelenko, as president rejects widespread criticism and concern that misuse of hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19 could cause fatal side effects
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 19, 2020, 1:24 am
Trump says taking malaria drug against virus, seemingly after Jewish MD’s letter
President says drug recommended to him by NY doctor, apparently Vladimir ‘Zev’ Zelenko, who claims he’s treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients. FDA has warned of fatal side effects
By ToI Staff and AP
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