FDA issues strong warning against Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment

"You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it." The U.S. Food and Drug administration has issued a warning after health officials learned some people have been using drugs for livestock to try and treat COVID-19. This time, the administration is advising against the use of ivermectin, a drug commonly used to treat parasites in animals. It's become a problem in Mississippi, where coronavirus cases from the delta variant have skyrocketed over the last few weeks. The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a warning Friday, saying that the state's poison control center, "has received an increasing number of calls from individuals with potential ivermectin exposure taken to treat or prevent COVID-19 infection." Specifically, the department says, Mississippians are purchasing the drug at livestock supply stores and using it to allegedly treat themselves. According to the MSDH, most of the incidents involved people with minor symptoms. #WakeUpCLT #COVID19 #Ivermectin Keep Reading: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/fda-ivermectin-covid-19-warning/507-4a40fcb6-53c9-4063-9dc2-64a0db109203