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Drugs heralded¹ by President Trump² last week as a potential “game changer” in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are being used to treat some patients at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor³, though healthcare professionals emphasize there isn’t yet enough evidence to know whether the drugs are an effective treatment.

Sparse⁴ anecdotal reports from China and France indicating the drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might be effective against the novel Coronavirus has spurred interest in the United States, according to Jason Pogue, an infectious diseases clinical pharmacist at Michigan Medicine, and a clinical professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy⁵.

“Those data are extremely limited,” Pogue said. “It is promising⁶ in some ways. But we know very little.”

While Pogue says a “handful” of patients with COVID-19 are being treated with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine at Michigan Medicine, there are other scientifically well-designed clinical trials testing potential coronavirus treatments, and the primary goal is to direct patients to those trials first.

“I can’t stress enough, we don’t even know that these agents work yet at this point in time,” Pogue said. “We’re doing the best that we can with the information that we have.”

Pogue says it will take months before there’s better scientific evidence to help determine if the drugs are effective. In the interim⁷ he says it’s “extremely reasonable” for doctors to administer chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19, especially those who are hospitalized or at high risk for bad outcomes. He says the risks of adverse⁸ effects, particularly with hydroxychloroquine, are relatively⁹ low.

The drugs have been used to treat malaria¹⁰. Hydroxychloroquine is also a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis¹¹ patients. There are concerns demand could now out-pace supply of hydroxychloroquine.

“We certainly have concerns of supply issues,” Pogue said.

Despite the thin evidence they're effective against coronavirus, demand for both drugs has greatly increased at hospitals in the United States, according to the Washington Post.

Pogue encourages people to listen to the experts throughout the pandemic. There’s not yet proof any of the drugs being studied for use against the coronavirus are effective. More clinical trials are needed to test the drugs, and testing takes time.

Pogue says this pandemic is a rapidly-changing scenario¹², and the medical guidelines can change over the course of days.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced it will begin clinical trials testing Chloroquine and other drugs as a treatment for COVID-19.

1 heralded   

v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布（好或重要）

参考例句：

• The singing of the birds heralded in the day. 鸟鸣报晓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

4 sparse   

adj.稀疏的，稀稀落落的，薄的

参考例句：

• The teacher's house is in the suburb where the houses are sparse.老师的家在郊区，那里稀稀拉拉有几处房子。
• The sparse vegetation will only feed a small population of animals.稀疏的植物只够喂养少量的动物。

5 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

8 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

11 arthritis   

n.关节炎

参考例句：

• Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
• He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎，在医院住了三个月。

12 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。