Also:

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491452-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-hydroxychloroquine



That's a pretty balanced look at both sides. But the hyped "shortage" cause by Hydroxychloroquine being used for treating Covid-19 for Lupus patients has not come to pass. First off, the most prominent Lupus doctor in the U.S. said that in 42 years of prescribing it to patients, he has never seen negative side effects in all tht time. No hospitalizations, no blindness, no heart arithmia. The worst he's seen in 42 years was a skin rash.

And that he has Lupus patients who he has prescribed Hydroxychloroquine for years. So it there were visible negative side effects it would be far more likely in that long-term usage, rather than Covid-19 patients, who are prescribed it for only 5 days.

Further, the alleged shortage caused by prescribing it to treat Covid-19 has not happened. The federal government currently has a reserve of 30 million prescribed doses, and has distributed 1 million of them to hospitals. No shortage.