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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Drug that Trump called a ‘miracle Covid cure’ is linked to 17,000 deaths in new study

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A drug infamously touted by Donald Trump has been linked to nearly 17,000 Covid deaths in a new scientific study.

Researchers say that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine was prescribed to patients during the first wave of Covid-19 “despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits.”

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