20200518M Santa Cruz, CA: While I was writing 20200517u Day 138: Some US States have 6x Higher CFR – Hydroxychloroquine?, it was reported that Trump takes Hydroxychloroquine and Zinc prophylactically. So, I thought I’d make this post short and just add a couple updates on hydroxychloroquine.
- May 18, 2020: StatNews.com reporter Andrew Joseph writes a health article: Utah went all-in on an unproven Covid-19 treatment, then scrambled to course-correct, which discusses the history of Utah and hydroxychloroquine.
- May 18, 2020: From NPR report Despite FDA Caution, Trump Says He Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine As A Preventative “President Trump on Monday revealed to reporters that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine and zinc to protect against the coronavirus” for about 10 days.