17,000 PEOPLE DIED FROM TAKING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE
BY SHARON ADARLO, Futurism.com
In news that’s sure to kickstart a wave of recriminations, researchers have estimated that almost 17,000 people died in six countries during the first COVID-19 wave due to the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malaria medication that gained viral traction as a potential treatment against COVID even after scientific evidence failed to back up its efficacy.