Mike Johnson
news@greenepublishing.com
In a world that has changed due to one illness, people are turning to any solution to help fight against it. COVID has now been around for a while and vaccinations have been created to help with the prevention but there is still no cure. U.S. Citizens are wanting to resume their old lives prior to how things were before COVID. Living a life in fear of getting this respiratory illness is no way to live.
Some citizens are trying to treat and prevent COVID by taking prescribed horse medications commonly used as a de-wormer. Ivermectin is commonly used as an anti-parasite cream or injection for dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses. It can eliminate lice, scabies and worms in mammals. This medication, though helpful for animals and the prescribed problem they have, can poison humans.
If taken at smaller doses humans can tolerate it with minimal side effects such as nausea, rashes and increased heart rates. The problem comes from people taking this medication at doses meant for a horse. At the amount needed to treat a horse it can, and will, poison a human causing great issues such as seizures, comas, lung issues and heart problems.
Ivermectin is prescribed by doctors for human use (in human doses) to treat parasitic worms, head lice and some skin conditions like rosacea, but it’s not an antiviral drug. If you have a prescription for ivermectin for an FDA approved use, get it from a legitimate source (your doctor or pharmacy) and take it exactly as prescribed. Never self medicate with animal medication. Ivermectin preparations for animals are very different from those approved for humans.
The Missouri Poison Center has seen a 40 to 50 call increase daily over the regular number of messages they had received prior to the pandemic. Rather than wait to get the proper drugs or vaccinations from their doctors, people are falling for the fake cures posted online or heard through word of mouth.
Experts are urging people to stop falling for these myths and to stop taking medication meant for animals before it causes problems worse than COVID.
The leak of information that equestrian medications can help solve your COVID issues came from the FLCCC. The Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) was formed at the start of the pandemic. While the FLCCC has held press conferences saying studies show the drug could fight against the novel coronavirus, public health agencies and many experts say the research is lacking. U.S. regulators say there is not enough robust evidence, or safety data, to recommend Ivermectin as a cure, treatment or preventative medicine for COVID-19.