Cuomo: Use of antimalarial drug in New York hospitals 'anecdotally' positive

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Monday that early responses to the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine “anecdotally” suggest its use in the coronavirus fight has been “effective,” but that official data was still forthcoming.

Asked about the progress of the trials at his daily press briefing, Cuomo noted that state officials have allowed use of the drug in combination with the antibiotic Zithromax in hospitals “at their discretion.” He said the federal government would increase supplies to New York pharmacies, but that New York has imposed a 14-day limit to protect the supplies for people who rely on it to treat other medical conditions.

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A doctor in Los Angeles is reporting remarkable success in treating COVID-19 patients with a combination of zinc and the Trump-touted anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.

Dr. Anthony Cardillo, an ER specialist and the CEO of Mend Urgent Care, has been prescribing the combination of drugs to patients experiencing severe symptoms of the disease after contracting the novel coronavirus.

"Every patient I've prescribed it to has been very, very ill and within 8 to 12 hours, they were basically symptom-free," Cardillo said in an interviewSunday with KABC-TV. "So, clinically I am seeing a resolution."

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A Democratic representative in Detroit, Michigan, is crediting hydroxychloroquine for saving her life after she began suffering from coronavirus, and she is thanking President Donald Trump.

State Rep. Karen Whitsett says that she likely would not have received the drug had the president not publicized it so greatly.

"It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Whitsett said to*the Detroit Free Press. "He is the only person who has the power to make it a priority."

She said that she believes the president saved her life. "I do thank him for that," she added.

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A Democratic representative in Detroit, Michigan, is crediting hydroxychloroquine for saving her life after she began suffering from coronavirus, and she is thanking President Donald Trump.

State Rep. Karen Whitsett says that she likely would not have received the drug had the president not publicized it so greatly.

"It has a lot to do with the president ... bringing it up," Whitsett said to*the Detroit Free Press. "He is the only person who has the power to make it a priority."

She said that she believes the president saved her life. "I do thank him for that," she added. Source

Thank you, Mr. Trump!