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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 04:14 AM Jun 2020

U.S. sends Brazil two million doses of hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump

Source: Reuters

MAY 31, 2020 / 4:41 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO

Matt Spetalnick
2 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has supplied Brazil with 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine for use against the coronavirus, the two governments said on Sunday, despite medical warnings about risks associated with the anti-malaria drug.

The White House released a joint announcement on the drug, whose use has been touted both by U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, just days after the World Health Organization suspended testing it in COVID-19 patients because of safety concerns.

Trump himself said in mid-May that he was on a regimen of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning about its use for the coronavirus.

Bolsonaro, a right-wing leader who has forged personal ties with Trump, said recently he kept a box of the drug in case his 93-year-old mother needed it.

Read more: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-usa-brazil/u-s-sends-brazil-two-million-doses-of-hydroxychloroquine-drug-touted-by-trump-idUKKBN2370RW?rpc=401&

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U.S. sends Brazil two million doses of hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2020 OP
My head hurts now Solly Mack Jun 2020 #1
My head started hurting when I read this, too. Politicub Jun 2020 #26
How much? IcyPeas Jun 2020 #2
Someone's making money on this drug tecelote Jun 2020 #6
As hard as he's been pushing it? Mercurian Jun 2020 #10
Trump and friends disndat Jun 2020 #16
dump had 29,000,000 doses to unload CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #3
They should both be charged for been criminally stupid. Mr. Sparkle Jun 2020 #4
OMG. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #5
Couldn't tRump's actions be considered an "act of war" in this case? pazzyanne Jun 2020 #11
What a deal... Maxheader Jun 2020 #7
now the murderer bdamomma Jun 2020 #8
Why?? Is there a sudden outbreak of lupus or rheumatoid arthritis?? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #9
This is just dumb getting dumber Maeve Jun 2020 #12
Whaddya got to lose?? Cash, major credit cards or checks payable to "Trump Crime Syndicate" accepted Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #13
What a lovely gesture Blue Owl Jun 2020 #14
Dictators "helping" dictators. riversedge Jun 2020 #15
He should have sent them more eringer Jun 2020 #17
Gotta dump 'em somewhere. jeffreyi Jun 2020 #18
My head hurts, I thought there was a shortage LeftInTX Jun 2020 #19
Pill-pippin', pill-pushin' president truthisfreedom Jun 2020 #20
god damn it... Blue_Tires Jun 2020 #21
DT benefitting $$ from Hydro investment? Nortbnd101 Jun 2020 #22
I believe the link was with Novartis, who make the drug, who had tried to bribe Cohen mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #24
*headdesk* sakabatou Jun 2020 #23
Geeze ! Almost TMI -- Nortbnd101 Jun 2020 #25

disndat

(1,887 posts)
16. Trump and friends
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:15 AM
Jun 2020

Had invested lots and lots of money in this drug before negative results for the drug were reported.

CountAllVotes

(20,873 posts)
3. dump had 29,000,000 doses to unload
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 04:55 AM
Jun 2020

>>April 4, 2020

A sizeable chunk of the 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine bought by the US to combat the coronavirus pandemic is from India, President Donald Trump has said as he acknowledged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "great" when he sought his help to allow the sale of the anti-malaria drug to treat the growing number of COVID-19 patients in America.

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More here:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/us-bought-over-29-million-hydroxychloroquine-doses-from-india-trump/ar-BB12iJh6

Why not unload it on Brazil.

It can't hurt now can it?

I feel like this bogus hydroxychloroquine story has been to death!

IT DOES NOT WORK.

The science behind it proves that!





Mr. Sparkle

(2,932 posts)
4. They should both be charged for been criminally stupid.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 05:13 AM
Jun 2020

i think both of them are trying to profit from the pandemic and to hell with the consequences.

pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)
11. Couldn't tRump's actions be considered an "act of war" in this case?
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:42 AM
Jun 2020

We now have a pResident who is a drug pusher. Wonder what will happen to the tax payer money used in this scam. So sick of this!!!

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
7. What a deal...
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:31 AM
Jun 2020

Stumpy may be in the paper trail there... and stump2 in brazil?

I feel the Brazilians pain..

Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)
9. Why?? Is there a sudden outbreak of lupus or rheumatoid arthritis??
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:49 AM
Jun 2020

Those are the legitimate conditions it's prescribed for.

eringer

(460 posts)
17. He should have sent them more
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:38 AM
Jun 2020

All drugs have expiration dates and Trump doesn't want to be the one held responsible for trashing millions of dollars on a drug that is ultimately heading for a landfill. Its good for 36 months and that is it. Read warning below:

"Do not take hydroxychloroquine after the expiration date printed on the bottle. It may have no effect at all, or worse, an entirely unexpected effect if you take it after the expiration date."

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)
19. My head hurts, I thought there was a shortage
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jun 2020

Autoimmune people who take take it, can't seem to find it.

Nortbnd101

(13 posts)
22. DT benefitting $$ from Hydro investment?
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:37 PM
Jun 2020

Early on was a story that linked him to an investment in the company that makes
the the stuff. Never heard it again. Anyone else ever hear that ?

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
24. I believe the link was with Novartis, who make the drug, who had tried to bribe Cohen
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:47 PM
Jun 2020

to get access to IQ45 early on in his sadministration.

If you want to try to look it up, those keywords may help

Nortbnd101

(13 posts)
25. Geeze ! Almost TMI --
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 01:18 PM
Jun 2020

Swiss Novartis indeed paid Cohen 1.2 Mil for access to DT...And, yes, as is widely known, there's a shortage of Hydro for folks with Lupus. Thx for the lead..

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