FDA Warns People Not to Take Animal Anti-Parasitic to Treat COVID-19

Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 -- 8:06 AM

(Terry Bell, WRN) -The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to take an anti-parasitic drug being promoted as a COVID-19 treatment.

U-S Senator Ron Johnson has promoted ivermectin as part of a cocktail of repurposed drugs for early treatment of COVID-19. Doctor Nasia Safdar with U-W Health in Madison tells the Journal Sentinel that ivermectin is not recommended, for treating COVID-19, and in fact is dangerous to use for that purpose.

People in Mississippi and Louisiana are reportedly self-medicating with ivermectin, which is intended for use in horses and cows.

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