Just when you thought you’d heard everything…
Equine veterinarian Kate Hodson holds a box of ivermectin after administering it to a horse named Trouble in the barn at her Hebron home on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.
As a fourth wave of infections caused by COVID-19 sweeps the country, some of those who won’t get the vaccine are turning to an unproven treatment for the disease readily available over the counter in livestock stores and by prescription from some medical providers.
As some Americans turn to ivermectin, a cheap drug used to kill worms and others parasites in humans and animals, federal officials have seen a surge in prescriptions this summer, accompanied by worrying increases in reported overdoses.
At Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Michigan City and Chesterton, a handful of cases where ivermectin was in use have crept into the emergency room.
Dr. Erik Achramowicz, medical director of emergency medicine for Franciscan Health Michigan City and Chesterton, said he has seen four cases come through the emergency room in recent weeks. Three of those cases were people who had been taken ivermectin on a prescription from a nurse practitioner. One other patient had purchased the ivermectin they ingested at a farm.
There have been no cases so far in other Franciscan hospitals, according to a hospital spokesperson.
In each case, the individuals had been treating their COVID-19 symptoms with ivermectin for about a week before coming into the emergency room. Typically, people suffering from COVID-19 who wind up in the hospital come in around day nine or 10, he said.
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You’ve fallen into the corporate media trap. I never thought I’d see this anonymous group ever do that….. but now you have. Ivermectin is used on humans all over the world every day. It has antiviral and anti-inflammatory benefits that help people infected with COVID-19.
It’s affordable and it has no significant side effects. God forbid people have a say in what already approved FDA drugs like hydro chloroquine and ivermectin they can take. Media’s take….. one’s a fish tank cleaner. One’s a horse med. WRONG on both counts. Both are low-cost HUMAN therapeutics