A drug infamously touted by Donald Trump has been linked to nearly 17,000 Covid deaths in a new scientific study.

Researchers say that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine was prescribed to patients during the first wave of Covid-19 “despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits.”

The French study estimated that 16,990 patients in the US, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Turkey may have died as a result of the drug.

The study has been published in the February issue of Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Researchers say the data used comes from a study published in the Nature scientific journal, which reported that there was an 11 per cent increase in mortality rate linked to the drug’s prescription.

  • KingJalopy
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    111 year ago

    Let’s be real. This dude was doing us a favor by doing this. Anyone dumb enough to listen to him fucking deserves it.

    • rivermonster
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      41 year ago

      I don’t know that they deserve it, but as a society, we certainly don’t have the resources to fix MAGA. That level of deprogramming and educating is WAY past our infrastructure and resources.

          • @hark@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Ironically you’re dehumanizing others by painting them all with a broad stroke. Some people get duped for reasons other than hatred. Do you think the ignorant or the outright stupid deserve to die?