Hydroxychloroquine keeps turning into a White House science-vs.-spin disaster
New reporting on April 23 added more fuel to the growing controversy over hydroxychloroquine, the unproven coronavirus treatment Trump had been aggressively touting. The day sharpened the impression that political loyalty was crowding out scientific caution inside the federal response, with an official tied to vaccine development saying he was forced out after resisting pressure around the drug. For a White House already struggling to look credible on the pandemic, the hydroxychloroquine saga was turning into a self-inflicted wound that kept getting worse.
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Hydroxychloroquine keeps turning into a White House science-vs.-spin disaster
New reporting on April 23 added more fuel to the growing controversy over hydroxychloroquine, the unproven coronavirus treatment Trump had been aggressively touting. The day sharpened the impression that political loyalty was crowding out scientific caution inside the federal response, with an official tied to vaccine development saying he was forced out after resisting pressure around the drug. For a White House already struggling to look credible on the pandemic, the hydroxychloroquine saga w…
New reporting on April 23 added more fuel to the growing controversy over hydroxychloroquine, the unproven coronavirus treatment Trump had been aggressively touting. The day sharpened the impression that political loyalty was crowding out scientific caution inside the federal response, with an official tied to vaccine development saying he was forced out after resisting pressure around the drug. For a White House al…
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