The Truth About Hydroxychloroquine

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The controversial drug is back in the news. In the early days of the pandemic, President Trump and some doctors touted it as an effective treatment. But studies soon discredited the treatment. Now, in an unexpected twist, some research papers dismissing the drug have also been thrown in doubt. So how useful is Hydroxychloroquine and how reliable are the reviews we rely on to assess a drug's safety? Laura Carlson speaks to Bloomberg reporters Michelle Cortez and Robert Langreth for answers.

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0:30.5	Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 89 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.
0:41.4	Our main story? The ongoing drama over hydroxychloroquine. Studies have shown conflicting information
0:48.7	about the value of using hydroxychloroquine to fight the coronavirus. The flip-flopping raises questions about not just the drug's efficacy and safety, but also
0:59.9	on the reliability and accuracy of the scientific review process itself.
1:06.2	But first, here's what happened today.
1:24.6	Transmission of the coronavirus by people who aren't showing symptoms is, quote, very rare, the World Health Organization said Monday. That contradicts earlier speculation by public health officials and researchers
1:29.3	that the disease was being spread by people who weren't shown signs of illness. New York City on
1:36.6	Monday opened up non-essential retail stores for the first time in months. Governor Andrew Cuomo
1:43.2	says a little more than 1% of New Yorkers tested
1:46.2	Sunday were infected with the new coronavirus, the lowest rate since the pandemic began.
1:53.3	The U.K. death toll rose by fewer than 100 for the second straight day, and London reported
1:59.9	no new fatalities for the first time since its lockdown began.
2:06.4	But worldwide infections from the coronavirus surpassed 7 million.
2:11.9	That's up by 1 million cases in just a little more than a week.
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