SAN ANTONIO – Metropolitan Health District officials are warning about the dangers of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after reports that President Donald Trump said he is taking it to prevent the novel coronavirus.
Dr. Junda Woo, medical director of the Metro Health, advises against taking the drug for COVID-19.
Trump attacks study, defends using malaria drug for COVID-19“We don't have conclusive science right now to show that it helps,” Woo said, adding that taking the drug could yield dangerous side effects.
She isn’t saying the drug could not have an effect on the coronavirus, but it's too early to tell.
Woo said it is promising to see that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for the drug remdesivir.