Laura Ingraham: Dr. Fauci Is An 'Old Bureaucracy Moving' Too Slow
Trump was asked by Fox News' John Roberts at Friday's presser if an anti-malaria treatment can be used to fight the coronavirus. Trump, as usual, promoted the idea saying it is a very strong drug, and he likes it.
Dr. Fauci, then had her step forward and explain that there is no empirical or test evidence to suggest it is a viable treatment.
"The answer is no," Dr. Fauci said.
The evidence you are talking about is anecdotal evidence....We’re trying to strike a balance between making something with a potential of an effect to the American people available. At the same time, we do it under the auspices of a protocol that would give us the information to determine if it’s truly safe and effective. But the information that you are referring to specifically is anecdotal — it was not done in a controlled clinical trial — so you really can’t make any definitive statement about it.
Trump then took the microphone back and still promoted the idea Fauci discouraged.
“I’m probably more of a fan of that — maybe than anybody. But I’m a big fan, and we’ll see what happens. We all understand what the doctor [Fauci] said is 100 percent correct: It’s early. But I have seen things that are impressive. We’ll see. We’re gonna know soon.”
This crisscross of information with misinformation has been detrimental to the American public at large. We do not need a cheerleader out front making believe that an untested drug is somehow our savior.