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President Donald Trump said he is currently taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug he has promoted as a treatment to combat coronavirus infection. Medical experts have cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine as the benefits against coronavirus were unproven and the treatment can carry significant negative health side effects. The FDA on April 24 cautioned against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for Covid-19, citing a risk of heart rhythm problems.
The first Covid-19 vaccine to be tested in humans appears safe and able to generate coronavirus-killing antibodies in test subjects, Moderna said Monday. The findings are just a sample from its phase one clinical trial in which eight volunteers who were given two doses of the vaccine in March developed antibodies on par with recovered virus patients. Moderna is moving into phase two of its clinical trials to further study its effectiveness, and it plans to test thousands of patients in phase three this summer.
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