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2020 paper pushing bogus Covid treatment finally retracted

Gail P Sherman
Dec 18, 2024
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Hydroxychloroquine

A 2020 paper that caused a shortage of an anti-malarial drug also used to treat autoimmune disorders like lupus was just retracted by the journal that published it.

In March of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents published a study claiming hydroxychloroquine was an effectiv…

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