Vladimir Zelenko is a 46-year-old rural doctor working in the New York town of Kiryas Joel and he claims to have a cure for the coronavirus.
Despite working in a town of just 30,000 inhabitants, the doctor’s name is now known the world over.
According to the New York Times, Dr. Zelenko has developed an experimental treatment of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc sulphate that he has prescribed to patients with mild or moderate symptoms of COVID-19.
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The doctor says that 100 percent of them have overcome the virus without the need to go to hospital or the use of a ventilator.
Mark Meadows, a White House spokesman, positioned himself in favour of Dr. Zelenko’s treatment and Donald Trump gave hydroxychloroquine his backing.
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro and a number of other countries, namely Russia, Ukraine and Israel, have also shown interest.
Hydroxychloroquine has been tested on a limited number of patients in France and China, with results suggesting it may be effective.
But hydroxychloroquine is not recommended for all patients, as it could be harmful to some and should be provided under supervision.
However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized testing last week for a combination of hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, and azithromycin to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients, The Washington Post reported. The newspaper also reported that on Monday, the FDA gave an emergency approval to distribute hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, anti-Malaria drugs, to hospitals across the US. Zelenko’s regiment, as mentioned, includes Zinc and does not include chloroquine.
