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The US sent Brazil millions of hydroxychloroquine doses. Months later, they’re still in storage

[CNN] Sao Paulo — It was the kind of gift that should have come with a return slip. The Trump administration’s donation of 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to Brazil — one of a handful of countries that still recommend the drug for Covid-19 — has been mostly untouched since arrival, Brazilian […]

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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro followed Trump’s coronavirus blueprint. Now its cases are surging

[USA TODAY] RIO DE JANEIRO – He’s shown disdain for facts and science-based recommendations. He’s said the public will eventually realize they were “tricked” by governors and large parts of the media over a “measly little cold.” He’s embraced chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments for the coronavirus despite no evidence of the anti-malaria drugs’ effectiveness […]

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