Actor Daniel Dae Kim says anti-malaria drug touted by President Trump saved his life

Over the weekend, President Trump tweeted about the popular anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a game changer. In his tweet, President Trump said: “HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)…..”

Immediately after the post, he was greeted with backlash with many saying the President is not a position to advise anyone about medicine. However, many coronavirus patients are now saying the same drug President Trumpt touted, has saved their lives. Among them is a Florida man diagnosed with coronavirus claims he was saved from certain death by an anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment by President Trump.

Giardinieri is not alone. Lost and Hawaii Five-0’s Daniel Dae Kim claimed that the same antimalarial drug has helped him in his recovery period after testing positive for coronavirus. The actor confirmed that he had contracted the disease by using a coronavirus test kit – which he stated he would not do a retake with the shortage of testing materials.

He admitted to feeling sick while filming on the set of the NBC drama New Amsterdam. The actor took to Instagram to share his story on battling the virus on March 21.

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Below is the original tweet from President Trump.

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains – Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2020