"New York county executives, according to Steve McLaughlin of Rensselaer County, have discussed the issue of with one another and
wondered why Cuomo prohibited the treatment from being dispensed to different parts of the state."
“I think most of us would say, 'Why are
our doctors and pharmacists being prevented by Cuomo from even prescribing it?' Which right now,
he put a block on that, and you can't even really get your hands on it.” McLaughlin told the
Washington Examiner.
"The Democratic governor told reporters at his daily briefing in Albany on Monday he would ask President Trump to raise the federal supply of hydroxychloroquine to New York pharmacies. This would enable the state to lift
the current restriction on purchases of the drug,"
New York county executives want access to the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine that Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded showed early “effective” responses in COVID-19 virus patients in current clinical trials, which he began allowing within the state two weeks ago.The Democratic governor told...
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