Hydroxychloroquine Lowers COVID-19 Death Rate, US Study Finds

• Hydroxychloroquine Lowers COVID-19 Death Rate, US Study Finds
  by ZACHARY STIEBER, https://www.theepochtimes.com/
  The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine lowers the death rate of COVID-19 patients, U.S. researchers have said.
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  Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of over 2,500 patients hospitalized between March 10 and May 2 in the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan. Over 2,000 of the patients were given hydroxychloroquine or the anti-malarial with azithromycin, an antibiotic.
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  The study found 13 percent of those who received hydroxychloroquine alone died compared to 26.4 percent who didn’t receive the drug.
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  Hydroxychloroquine alone decreased the mortality hazard ratio by 66 percent and the anti-malarial with the antibiotic decreased the ratio by 71 percent, researchers said. The vast majority of patients were given the drug within 48 hours of admission.
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