A Connecticut dad said the malaria drug chloroquine helped him recover from a severe coronavirus infection, according to a new report.
Chris Tillett, 45, the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in the state, was in a medically induced coma for 10 days at Danbury Hospital after the illness ravaged his body, leaving him with bilateral pneumonia, the Connecticut Post reported.
Doctors used several different drug protocols to treat Tillett — who has twin infant sons — but he said a combination of chloroquine with the HIV anti-viral drug Kaletra worked best.
Tillett’s wife, Elizabeth, told the paper her husband was on Kaletra from the beginning, and was also given the medication Lasix to remove fluid from his lungs. Elizabeth, a nurse, was consulted every time he received a new medication.
When doctors first tried the chloroquine, “there was not an immediate noticeable response,” Elizabeth said.
Just as Chris’ condition started to turn around, doctors were about to switch him to Remdesivir, known as an Ebola treatment, she said.
“There was no anecdotal magic bullet,” Elizabeth told the outlet. “I think the supportive care that allowed his body to fight the virus could have very well been what helped him overcome COVID-19. The... (Read more)
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