Airline Pilots Barred From Taking Drug Trump Touts For Virus
- No evidence drugs work against coronavirus, FAA warns
- Agency says it can’t do risk assessment without approved doses
Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with recovered Covid-19 patients in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 2020.
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Airline pilots who take either of the two drugs President Donald Trump has touted for use against Covid-19 are disqualified from flying, U.S. aviation regulators are warning.
Trump has repeatedly said he’s optimistic about the prospects for two anti-malarial drugs, chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine, as treatments for people with the new coronavirus, but the Federal Aviation Administration says pilots should steer clear until more studies can be done.