malaria drug

U.S. President Donald Trump admitted on Monday that he has been on self-medication for about 10 days, taking the malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine.

He told reporters he has been taking it with a zinc supplement to lessen COVID-19 symptoms should he contract it.

So far, the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19.

Trump spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure for COVID-19.

This was against the cautionary advice of many of his administration’s top medical professionals.

The drug has the potential to cause significant side effects in some patients and …