Donald Trump: Medical Guinea Pig?
October 3, 2020
The two main drugs given to President Trump after he developed COVID-19 have not been proven effective or safe, say two British researchers now studying them in controlled clinical trials, adding that no matter the president’s outcome, “When we come to treat the next patient hospitalized with Covid, we will still be none the wiser about the usefulness of those drugs.” An Issues online exclusive earlier cited this US testing gap, arguing that a “rush to offer unproven treatments outside of well-designed clinical studies” undermines science and endangers patients.