Dr. Manny Alvarez says he's 'bullish' on anti-malaria drug to effectively treat coronavirus - News Summed Up

Dr. Manny Alvarez says he's 'bullish' on anti-malaria drug to effectively treat coronavirus


HOW TO STOP THE SPREADOn Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a multicountry clinical trial of four drugs as possible COVID-19 treatments -- one of those drugs is chloroquine. Chloroquine is widely available now and could be used off-label, but FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn explained that officials want a formal study to get good information on its safety and effectiveness. The drug was first used to treat malaria in 1944. Earlier on Friday morning, Dr. Mehmet Oz expressed similar optimism about the potential treatment. ... Can you imagine if COVID-19 behaved like the flu virus?


Source: Fox News March 20, 2020 17:41 UTC



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