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To: Bonefish who wrote (1316047)8/27/2021 5:46:28 PM
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They've been giving it to humans for 5 years and will give it to you in the hospital for COVID

How lone has it been used as a dewormer in animals??? Which hospitals use it?



To: Bonefish who wrote (1316047)8/27/2021 5:55:41 PM
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They've been giving it to humans for 5 years and will give it to you in the hospital for COVID

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Mississippi Is Pleading With People To Stop Using A Livestock Drug To Treat COVID-19

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August 23, 20213:54 PM ET

The FDA is also urging people to stopIvermectin is sometimes prescribed to people for head lice or skin conditions, but the formulas are different for humans and animals.

"Animal drugs are highly concentrated for large animals and can be highly toxic in humans," Byers wrote in the alert.

Given that cows and horses can easily weigh more than 1,000 pounds, and sometimes more than a ton, the amount of ivermectin meant for livestock would not be suitable for a human who weighs a fraction of that.

The Food and Drug Administration has also weighed in, writing in a tweet this weekend, "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."