NIH Begins Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin Covid Clinical Trial

May 14, 2020, 6:19 PM UTC

A clinical trial has begun to evaluate whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent hospitalization and death from the coronavirus disease, NIH says in emailed statement.

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