Man dies after ingesting chloroquine in an attempt to prevent coronavirus

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

An Arizona man died after ingesting chloroquine phosphate in an attempt to protect himself from becoming infected with the coronavirus. The man's wife also ingested the drug and is under critical care.

The drug chloroquine is used to treat malaria, and some early research suggests it may be useful in treating COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.

No drugs are approved to prevent or treat the coronavirus.

If medications are taken without any clear benefit proven by science, "they have the potential for a lot of harm," said Dr. Ben Singer, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, who was not involved with Arizona couple's case.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/man-dies-after-ingesting-chloroquine-attempt-prevent-coronavirus-n1167166

[PJMcK]

1. Thanks, Trump

Asshole.

[Jarqui]

8. +1 took the words right out of my mouth nt

[jmowreader]

2. So...do we charge Trump with involuntary manslaughter or murder?

That guy wouldn't be dead except for listening to the bizarre suggestions of a maniac. Said maniac has to be stopped.

[NCjack]

6. Actually, this is a "shooting on 5th Ave." Nothing will happen to Faux Pharmacist Trump.

[Hoyt]

3. Yep, drank aquarium cleaner. Not smart.

[MerryBlooms]

4. We all saw this coming, as did Dr. Fauci, which was why Fauci corrected trump

immediately and has over and over. For a little while there, I was worried about the dynamic, but now I get where Fauci is coming from. He's trying to save every life he can, in spite of trump.

[rockfordfile]

5. Well if he's a republican and dumb enough to believe trump

[zackymilly]

7. They wouldn't give his full name. Only identified him as Al G.

[Jarqui]

9. Make America Goofy, Asshole

[RicROC]

10. not to mention blindness

Isn't one of the side-effects of Plaquenil the risk for loss of vision? That's why it's tightly controlled by specialists

[Jamastiene]

11. This is why you don't take medical advice from an orange asshole.

If you do, things are going to turn out shitty.