Americans seek compensation for failed COVID-19 treatments

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In the early days of the pandemic, healthcare providers knew little about how best to treat COVID-19 patients.

Some were given hydroxychloroquine, a drug which was later found to increase the risk of heart attack.

For families seeking financial compensation for the death or injury of a loved one, there is little recourse.

In a declared pandemic, healthcare providers and drug companies are shielded from most lawsuits.

But there is a little-known government program that can provide compensation.

CGTN’s Karina Huber reports.

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