The hydroxychloroquine saga may finally be coming to an end.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration pulled its emergency use authorization for the drug, heavily touted by President Trump as a bulwark against the coronavirus. A couple of days later, the World Health Organization stopped its trial of the medication's effect on COVID-19 patients. Now, the National Institutes of Health have joined the consensus, halting its own clinical trial late Friday evening. NIH apparently agreed with the other agencies that the drug is "very unlikely" to benefit patients who require hospitalization.
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