"The latest lawsuit seeking to let a COVID-19 patient receive ivermectin against a hospital’s directives took an odd turn after the physician chosen to administer the medication allegedly acknowledged he is not vaccinated against the coronavirus."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/judge-rules-unvaccinated-doctor-can-treat-covid-19-patient-with-ivermectin-at-edward-hospital-in-naperville/ar-AAQw6yF
"a Norfolk doctor is suing Sentara Healthcare because they will not allow him to treat COVID-19 patients with ivermectin. But the News 3 I-Team learned he's not the only one taking hospitals to court over the controversial treatment."
https://www.wtkr.com/investigations/following-norfolk-doctors-lead-other-covid-19-patients-taking-hospitals-to-court-to-get-access-to-ivermectin
"An Ohio House committee chairman leaned into the director of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy Wednesday for his decision to echo a CDC warning against ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.
Ivermectin is a drug used as an antiparasitic in humans that conservative political and media figures have championed as a preventative and treatment for COVID-19."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/house-committee-chair-presses-state-pharmacy-board-on-ivermectin/ar-AAQCSgz
"When state senators in South Carolina held two hearings in September about COVID treatments, they got an earful on the benefits of ivermectin — which many of the lawmakers lauded along the way, sharing experiences of their own loved ones.
The demands for access to the drug were loud and insistent, despite the fact that federal regulators had just issued a strong warning against using the drug to treat COVID-19."
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/04/1050680597/as-constituents-clamor-for-ivermectin-republican-politicians-embrace-their-cause
"Ivermectin is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antiparasitic drug that is used to treat several neglected tropical diseases, including onchocerciasis, helminthiases, and scabies.1 It is also being evaluated for its potential to reduce the rate of malaria transmission by killing mosquitoes that feed on treated humans and livestock.2 For these indications, ivermectin has been widely used and is generally well tolerated.1,3 Ivermectin is not approved by the FDA for the treatment of any viral infection."
https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
"Ivermectin is currently being investigated in a clinical trial as a potential COVID-19 treatment for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Virus, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in treating or preventing COVID-19 infection in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend not to use ivermectin in patients with COVID-19 to reduce viral replication, except in clinical trials."
https://www.drugs.com/ivermectin.html
A five-day course of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 may reduce the duration of illness
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33278625/
"There seems to be a growing interest in a drug called ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans."
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
"Ivermectin is proving to be a "wonder drug" that is not approved for the treatment of COVID but should be, a pulmonologist told a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday."
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/physician-tells-senate-ivermectin-covid-wonder-drug-if-you-take-it-you
"Ivermectin is the latest fad among vaccine skeptics, many of whom have been touting the drug as an effective cure or preventative treatment against COVID-19."
https://patch.com/washington/seattle/ivermectin-should-not-be-used-treat-covid-19-wa-doh
"Ivermectin is an FDA-approved broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent with demonstrated antiviral activity against a number of DNA and RNA viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7539925/
"The efficacy of a drug being promoted by rightwing figures worldwide for treating Covid-19 is in serious doubt after a major study suggesting the treatment is effective against the virus was withdrawn due to “ethical concerns”.
The preprint study on the efficacy and safety of ivermectin – a drug used against parasites such as worms and headlice – in treating Covid-19, led by Dr Ahmed Elgazzar from Benha University in Egypt, was published on the Research Square website in November."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns
"Reports Friday from multiple trials in the United States and abroad indicate a drug already approved by the FDA to treat parasitic infections is showing “astounding” results, and could represent a breakthrough in efforts to vanquishing the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the heart of the global pandemic.
Doctors have administered the drug ivermectin in several simultaneous trials in several countries sometimes in combination with other common medications.
Physicians who participated in the study report that patients’ viral loads began declining almost immediately after they began administering ivermectin, a widely available prescription drug approved to combat parasites, scabies and head lice."
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ivermectin-drug-virus/2020/05/22/id/968688/
"Rodgers said he began feeling symptoms on Tuesday, tested positive Wednesday, and had one difficult day before feeling better on Friday. After speaking with Rogen, he began taking several unproven remedies to fight COVID, including ivermectin, a drug typically given to animals to fight off parasites."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aaron-rodgers-calls-vaccine-mandates-212931448.html
"Joe Rogan has railed against those who condemned him for taking ivermectin to treat COVID-19 in his first podcast since recovering from the virus."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/joe-rogan-insists-multiple-doctors-told-him-to-treat-covid-with-ivermectin/ar-AAOdsk6
"The original Zelenko protocol consists of zinc, low-dose hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin (Zithromax). Based on rapidly emerging clinical trials evidence of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine, has highly potent real-world, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties against COVID-19 virus, Dr Zelenko has also included ivermectin as part of his prevention and treatment protocols."
https://www.onedaymd.com/2021/04/ivermectin-zelenko-protocol-for-covid-19.html?m=1
"Dr. Richard Horowitz includes extensive scientific documents and references in his post on using Ivermectin, glutathione and nutritional supplements for preventive and active COVID-19 viral infection."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ivermectin-deficiency-syndrome-stay-out-covid-19-graveyard-yu-md
"The family of a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputy who has been hospitalized for over a month for COVID-19 and complications from the virus is suing Texas Health Huguley Hospital to permit an outside doctor to administer Ivermectin as a treatment."
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article255797366.html