The Hill is a rag, but that has nothing to do with the cheap non sequitur they're employing here.
Hydroxychloroquine was spoken highly of by Trump, therefore must be discredited by all means.
Bovine excrement. The ones who are touting this drug cannot be relied upon. That is the point of the Hill article.
And as an aside, I looked at the drug to see if it would be safe for me. Having several health issues and already taking meds, I have to be careful about what drugs I take. Turns out that Hydro is not safe for someone like me. It's like any other drug -- they all have the potential for side effects, contraindication or drug interactions. In my case, taking Hydro would likely exacerbate the heart problems I already have. I believe there was one study that had to be halted because the subjects taking the drug developed heart abnormalities that could be fatal.
These complaints that doctors won't use or prescribe Hydro because they would rather use more expensive treatments are ludicrous. I've been with my doctors for a lot of years. I'm reasonably sure that because they know my health history, current health and the medication I take, they would not want to use Hydro on me. And based on what I've learned about the drug, I wouldn't want them to
I have to wonder what motivation is behind these doctors willingly breaking their Hippocratic Oath by pushing a drug they have to know may not be safe. Some of these so-called medical experts are actually telling people to demand Hydro and if the doctor won't prescribe it, to find a doctor who will or get the drug from some other, possibly illegal source. That is wrong on so many levels. I believe we are going to end up with a whole lot of people dying because they heeded these so-called experts and took a drug that harmed them.