He dropped that air of nothing, at the bend of an exchange with American journalists. Despite doubts about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine on the coronavirus and the warning of health authorities about the side effects, Donald Trump announced Monday that he had taken a preventive "one tablet per day" for a week and a half.
“There are a lot of good things about hydroxychloroquine. You would be surprised to know how many people take it, especially (the nursing staff) on the front line. I take it myself, "slipped the American president. Cacophony in the room. "Hydroxychloroquine?" Ask the journalists. “Yes, hydroxychloroquine. I started about two weeks ago, I heard very good things. "
"What do you have to lose?" "
"You know the expression: what do you have to lose?" I take one tablet a day. I started a week and a half ago. At some point, I will stop, "said Donald Trump. Is it on the order of the White House doctor? "No, he didn't recommend it. I asked him what he thought about it. He said, " Well , if you want it." I said to him: "Yes, I want to take it", many people take it on the front line. "
What evidence is there for the preventive benefits of this malaria drug, the effectiveness of which against the coronavirus has been questioned by several recent studies? “Here is my evidence: I receive many positive calls (about hydroxychloroquine). The White House tenant says he received "many extraordinarily positive letters," including one from a doctor who had prescribed it for several hundred patients. In France, Professor Raoult has praised its merits since the start of the pandemic.
FDA warning
The US health authorities (FDA) warned in late April against the use of hydroxychloroquine outside of supervised clinical trials. What about side effects, including serious risks for the heart and retina? Response from Donald Trump: "It won't hurt me. It has been used for 40 years for malaria (…) Many doctors take it. I am still (alive) ”.
According to two studies published Friday in the British medical journal BMJ , hydroxychloroquine does not reduce the risks of admission to intensive care or death in patients hospitalized with pneumonia due to Covid-19. In France, the Medicines Agency launched a warning at the end of March, recalling that hydroxychloroquine should "in no case" be used for self-medication.
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