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President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro holds up a box of chloroquine, an antimalarial medicine that his administration has endorsed as part of an "early treatment" strategy for COVID-19. There is no evidence that the drug can prevent this coronavirus or reduce the severity of symptoms. Andressa Anholete/Getty Images hide caption
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COVID Pseudoscience Is Choking Brazil
Undark Magazine
June 15, 2021 • In one of the hardest hit countries in the world, the main strategy is a so-called "early treatment" cocktail of unproven medications — endorsed by President Jair Bolsonaro.