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1/ A doctor who prescribed hydroxychloroquine for 27 Texas nursing home patients is a member of the RNC & is on the advisory board for Black Voices for Trump.
Trump has touted the drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19.
It is an unproven treatment. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
Trump has touted the drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19.
It is an unproven treatment. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
2/ Medical experts have urged caution because it has yet to be vetted as a possible treatment for COVID-19 through robust clinical trials.
Experts say it also carries significant risks, including heart arrhythmia that can lead to cardiac arrest. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
Experts say it also carries significant risks, including heart arrhythmia that can lead to cardiac arrest. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
3/ Robin Armstrong, the nursing home’s medical director and a prominent GOP activist who serves as a surrogate for the Trump campaign, said his politics have nothing to do with his practice as a physician. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
4/ The disease’s mortality rate is higher among elderly coronavirus patients, Armstrong said, so he wanted to try something proactive to help them heal — to “treat folks like I would my mom,” he said in an interview Monday evening. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
5/ Armstrong said he is very familiar with the medication and the risks and benefits it carries.
“It’s a vulnerable population — it’s certainly a judgment call. It’s responsible if you monitor them properly, and that’s certainly what we’re doing.” https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
“It’s a vulnerable population — it’s certainly a judgment call. It’s responsible if you monitor them properly, and that’s certainly what we’re doing.” https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
6/ Trump has promoted use of the drug, while his senior medical adviser Anthony Fauci has cautioned that rigorous study of the drug is still necessary. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
7/7 There are at least 7,276 cases of people testing positive for the new coronavirus in Texas, including 140 deaths, according to the latest numbers from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Read more here. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
Read more here. https://bit.ly/2XaHdHD
