Questions raised over hydroxychloroquine study which caused WHO to halt trials for Covid-19

Exclusive:Australian researchers query origin of data used for Lancet study, but stress there is no evidence drug is a safe or effective treatment•Sign up for Guardian Australia ’s daily coronavirus email•Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsQuestions have been raised by Australian infectious disease researchers about a study published in the Lancet which prompted the World Health Organization to halt global trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19.Thestudy published on Friday found Covid-19 patients who received the malaria drug were dying at higher rates and experiencing more heart-related complications than other virus patients. The large observational study analysed data from nearly 15,000 patients with Covid-19 who received the drug alone or in combination with antibiotics, comparing this data with 81,000 controls who did not receive the drug.Continue reading...
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