There a huge battle going on between hydroxychloroquine (the Republican therapy of choice when combined with a zinc supplement) and remdesivir (the antiviral dr

There a huge battle going on between hydroxychloroquine (the Republican therapy of choice when combined with a zinc supplement) and remdesivir (the antiviral drug by Gilead that's preferred by anti-Trump liberals). To answer your question, there can be an economic interest in claiming a competitor treatment (which is generic and manufactured cheaply) doesn't work.