By Amanda Prestigiacomo
Republican Governor Kristi Noem announced Monday that South Dakota will run a statewide trial of hydroxychloroquine, the first of its kind in the union.
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug often used to treat malaria and touted by President Donald Trump as possible coronavirus “game changer,” has been praised by hundreds of doctors and patients as a therapeutic against the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
“Noem said South Dakota will be the first state to run a state-wide trial to test hydroxychloroquine,” The Washington Times reported Monday. “There are several other trials being conducted elsewhere. She explained that the state’s three largest health care providers will conduct a trial with 2,000 people. Every participant can choose if they want to take part.”
“The governor said she pushed the White House last week to provide enough hydroxychloroquine to give it to every hospitalized person, others who are vulnerable to the coronavirus and ‘front line’ health care workers,” the report noted. “She said state funds will be used to sponsor the trial, but did not say how much she plans to pitch in.”
The study will be conducted by Sanford Health. The company’s chief medical officer Allison Suttle said possible side effects of the treatment “could include nausea or fatigue, but did not list anything more severe,” the Times said. “A press release from Sanford said there can be serious side effects from the drug, but they are rare.”
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