Mr. Pennachio called for federal and state governments to use HCQ to tackle the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, in response to a peer-reviewed study by French infectious disease specialist Didier Raoult, MD, PhD.
In the study, Dr. Raoult demonstrated positive results for the treatment of COVID-19 with HCQ, which has the ability to prevent the virus from entering the cell as well as reproducing.
Dr. Raoult found a substantial decrease in “viral shedding” from patients treated with HCQ, which reduces the likelihood of the virus being transmitted to others.
HCQ also has a 22-day half-life within the body, reinforcing its efficacy for the treatment of COVID-19.
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