Letter: When the risks outweigh the benefits

Provoked by so many misleading, irresponsible reports of late, I feel compelled to address this issue: which medicine to take for the COVID-19 virus.The United States has some of the greatest minds in medicine, and we are free to read publications from around the world to enlighten us, so why would anyone of average intelligence consider taking an antimalarial drug after a few minutes reading about that drug's serious side effects?Some drugs that are FDA approved for certain illnesses have been