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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jul 6, 2020 | Replies (302)
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@lioness

@colleenyoung Have you heard about the Malaria drug being used for covid-19 ? I read it somewhere that Bayer is sending out alot to Labs to see if it will be the answer to this virus Does Mayo know anything about this?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 21, 2020

Hi @lioness, there is certainly some confusion about chloroquine and its potential to treat COVID-19. Chloroquine is one of the oldest and best-known anti-malarial drugs. It has not been approved for coronavirus. FDA is researching to see if chloroquine can be effective in the treatment of COVID-19.

Here's further information from the BBC and the FDA:
- Coronavirus and chloroquine: Has its use been approved in US? https://www.bbc.com/news/51980731
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-continues-facilitate-development-treatments

News is changing by the hour. It is always good to check only trustworthy sites and verify the validity of the information and the date it was published.

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