He started out by discussing a WHO expert panel which said on Tuesday that hydroxychloroquine should not be used in the prevention of Covid-19.
It found that “hydroxychloroquine had a small or no effect on mortality and admission to hospital” and “a small or no effect on laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection”.
A spokesman told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he Oklahoma attorney general’s office is attempting to return $2 million worth of hydroxychloroquine it purchased in April, amounting to 1.2m pills.
Kimmel mentioned that development, telling his audience: “They’re trying now to return $2m worth of unused doses of this drug, which they bought using taxpayer money to show Donald Trump how very much he means to them.”