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Asked about the progress of the trials at his daily press briefing, Cuomo noted that state officials have allowed use of the drug hydroxychloroquine in combinat
by Fjolsvith 7y ago
Asked about the progress of the trials at his daily press briefing, Cuomo noted that state officials have allowed use of the drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with the antibiotic Zithromax in hospitals “at their discretion.” He said the federal government would increase supplies to New York pharmacies, but that New York has imposed a 14-day limit to protect the supplies for people who rely on it to treat other medical conditions. [1]
It would suck to be one of the 200+ people dying daily [2] who didn't have a chance to try this combination to save their life because of a 14 day limit.
1. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491358-cuomo-use-of-antimalarial-drug-in-new-york-hospitals-anecdotally https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491358-cuomo-use-of...
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22805612 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22805612 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22787800 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22787800