Protesters deliver letters asking GPs to use drug found to be ineffective against Covid Health Freedom Ireland organised rallies this year to protest Nphet’s advice on the pandemic. Donald Trump took hydroxychloroquine when he had Covid-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) Fri, 01 Jan, 2021 - 17:59 Niamh Griffin An anti-mask protest group is hand-delivering letters to GPs advising them to treat Covid-19 patients with a drug which the HSE and other health authorities worldwide have said is not effective against the virus. Health Freedom Ireland organised rallies this year to protest Nphet’s advice on the pandemic. Limerick GP Dr Pat Morrissey, who spoke at the October rally, was later removed from his position as chair of ShannonDoc. He said he prescribed hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to Covid-19 patients.