The risks of unproven drugs for coronavirus

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🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Bernie Sanders ends his White House bid. Sean Sullivan discusses the impact of his campaign. There have been only a few anecdotal studies showing benefits of antimalarial drugs in coronavirus patients, yet the FDA has authorized the widespread use of the drugs. Chris Rowland reports. Phil Rucker on why Trump has been pushing the drug hydroxychloroquine, despite warnings from some public health officials about dangerous side effects and uncertain results. And Style editor Steve Kolowich remembers musician John Prine, who died Tuesday of coronavirus complications.

Bernie Sanders drops out of the race.

FDA authorizes widespread use of unproven drugs to treat coronavirus, saying possible benefit outweighs risk.

‘What do you have to lose?’: Inside Trump’s embrace of a risky drug against coronavirus.

John Prine’s lyrical one-liners could take your breath away.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:04.3	Hi, good afternoon.
0:06.8	This is Tulu O'Lower-Reniko with the Washington Post.
0:09.1	Hi, this is Amy Britton calling me the post.
0:11.5	This is Peter J. Avisson from the Washington Post.
0:13.4	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm routine powers.
0:18.7	It's Wednesday, April 8th.
0:23.2	Today Bernie Sanders drops out.
0:26.3	Trump advocates for an unproven treatment.
0:29.5	And the barred of broken hearts and dirty windows.
0:35.9	Good morning and thank you very much for joining me.
0:41.9	So this morning Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he was suspending his campaign for president.
0:47.6	I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth.
0:52.7	And that is that we announced some 300 delegates behind Vice President Biden and the path
0:58.9	toward victory is virtually impossible.
1:01.1	This was a moment that a lot of people, both Sanders detractors and Sanders supporters,
1:06.2	were wondering if this would come now, if this would come later.
1:10.1	There was a lot of uncertainty about whether and even if he was willing to end this campaign
1:14.3	before we got to the end of the primary season.
1:17.3	So while we are winning the ideological battle, and while we are winning the support of so
1:22.0	many young people and working people throughout the country, I have concluded that this battle
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