The Big Story

417: Can Hydroxychloroquine Help Fight COVID-19? What Are The Risks Involved?


Listen Later

Guests: Dr. Dhruv Kazi, Associate Director, Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research and Director, Cardiac Critical Care Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Dr Suraja Harilal, General Surgeon, ESI Hospital, Thrissur

Daara Patel, Secretary, IDMA

Can anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine be used to treat COVID-19? Or is there inadequate evidence to say this?

India, which is the world’s largest manufacturer the drug, supplying 70% of the world’s needs, had on 25 March placed a limited ban on its export along with other drugs to fight COVID-19.

On 4 April, the limited ban was extended to a complete ban, leading to Trump resorting to arm-twisting the country into meeting the order placed by the US in March.

Hours after this, India lifted the ban partially, and even ramped up production of the drug, saying it would provide it to countries in required quantities on humanitarian grounds, after meeting its domestic needs.

But is it too soon to think we have a treatment or prophylactic in HcQ? Perhaps, say experts.

Host and Producer: Vishnu Gopinath

Editors: Shelly Walia, Vaishali Sood 
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Big StoryBy The Quint

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

17 ratings


More shows like The Big Story

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,655 Listeners

News and Views by The Quint

News and Views

3 Listeners

Raghav's Take by The Quint

Raghav's Take

0 Listeners

How I Dealt With It by The Quint

How I Dealt With It

0 Listeners

Vishnu Ki Secret Life by The Quint

Vishnu Ki Secret Life

2 Listeners

Reel Deal by The Quint

Reel Deal

0 Listeners

Urdunama by The Quint

Urdunama

63 Listeners

Big Story Hindi by The Quint

Big Story Hindi

0 Listeners

Southern Slurp by The Quint

Southern Slurp

1 Listeners

Unmute by The Quint

Unmute

0 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,437 Listeners