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What the Science Says About Taking Hydroxychloroquine to Prevent Covid-19
The president says he’s taking the drug regularly
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1 min readMay 20, 2020
What the science says about taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19. In a new story for Elemental, writer Dana G. Smith reports on what the latest research says about using hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis against the novel coronavirus. She argues that taking the drug before its shown evidence to work or be safe goes against the very principles of the scientific process established in the United States. Read the full story below.