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jrgreen73 84 points ago +86 / -2

Most likely. It was offered to him by the Trump Administration. Johnson’s spokesman said the offer by the Americans was turned down. But that statement may have been for public consumption and not necessarily what really happened.

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NADSAQ 47 points ago +47 / -0

Britain was the original empire to colonize all the shitholes where Malaria is abundant, I would hope they have their own stash.

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mintyfresh 22 points ago +23 / -1

Didn't they invent gin & tonic for that?

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ippwndu 27 points ago +28 / -1

Tonic water has quinine in it.

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Palmertabs 15 points ago +16 / -1

all you need is zinc after that ive heard.

I am not a doctor.

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RapidAsparagus 2 points ago +3 / -1

I think the dose is far too small to be medically effective. But maybe if that's all you drank ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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RT_America 2 points ago +3 / -1

”Gin is the spirit of their patriotism.”

— Duke of Wellington

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txladyvoter 1 point ago +2 / -1

Good one! And probably true too.

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jrgreen73 7 points ago +8 / -1

Now that you mention it, I did read that Britain is undergoing a Hydrochloroquine shortage at the moment.

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smilus 2 points ago +3 / -1

lmao awesome take!!

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npc8692 12 points ago +13 / -1

That's what the headlines said. The actual statement basically said, everything was between Boris and his doctors. Very different statement.

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The_RedWolf 4 points ago +5 / -1

It’s quite possible they had their own stock as well and there was literally no need to accept the offer

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