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- ABC News
- April 6, 2020
White House debate continues over an unproven drug
Fauci has cautioned that any signs of the drug's promise are purely "anecdotal."
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He also suggested health care workers and frontline responders could take the drugs as a preventative measure, saying, \"They say taking it before the fact is good, but what do you have to lose?\"
\"I'll say it again: What do you have to lose? Take it. I really think they should take it. But it's their choice and it's their doctor's choice, or the doctors in the hospital. But hydroxychloroquine — try it, if you'd like,\" Trump said, adding, \"I'm not a doctor, but I have common sense.\"
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Toward the end of the briefing, a reporter asked Fauci directly for his opinion on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, but Trump stopped the doctor from answering.
\"Do you know how many times he's answered that question?\" Trump interjected. \"He’s answered the question 15 times.\"
ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas, Allie Pecorin, Ben Gittleson, Stephanie Ebbs and Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.
This report was featured in the Tuesday, April 7, 2020, episode of “Start Here,” ABC News’ daily news podcast.
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