
When quinine was first touted as a possible treatment (most notoriously by Trump), the idea was immediately denounced as bad science, false hope etc etc.
Some states in the US even banned it, like Nevada and Michigan. (The Nevada governor was later revealed to be secretly stockpiling it, whilst denying it to his citizens.)
The Guardian described Trump as …
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