Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a letter Friday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that despite mounting concerns about the drug, the VA will continue to use hydroxychloroquine for veterans. An April study of veterans who were given the drug — relentlessly hawked by President Donald Trump — produced similar findings . The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization have both warned against using the drug to treat COVID-19. Last Monday, the president attacked a study of veterans treated with the drug that showed no benefits against the coronavirus. The Trump administration ordered 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine before it underwent trials for COVID-19 treatment.

Source: Huffington Post May 25, 2020 15:45 UTC