The FDA has released a statement debunking the use of Ivermectin, a veterinary medication, as a treatment for COVID-19 infection. Nevertheless, stores in the state of Oklahoma report selling out of the product.
“You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it,” the FDA tweeted over the weekend.
https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1429050070243192839
Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication typically used to treat worm infection in horses, cows, pigs and other livestock. Ingestion or injection of Ivermectin in humans could cause long-lasting damage to the body.
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“Once the damage is done in these situations, you’re not coming back,” an FDA spokesperson told NBC News.
Nevertheless, NBC reports that twelve retailers in Oklahoma have reported selling out of the veterinary medicine, presumably because humans want to use it as a method of treating COVID-19.
“I was like, ‘So, you’re using the needles to inject yourself with the 1% sterile solution of ivermectin?'” Red Earth Feed and Tack store manager Alex Gieger told KOCO News he recalled asking a customer. “And he was like, ‘Yeah. It gets it done.’ And I was like, ‘OK. Well, this is an anti-parasitical, not an anti-viral. I highly suggest people stop injecting themselves with Ivermax and start injecting themselves with the vaccine because that’s free and that [Ivermectin] is $300.”
NBC also reports that the Oklahoma Poison Control Center has documented at least 10 poisonings with Ivermectin since May of this year. Symptoms can include dizziness, low blood pressure, and irregular heartbeat. In addition to Oklahoma, other states including Missouri, Kentucky and Mississippi all report a spike in Ivermectin sales.
Though its origins remain unclear, right-wing websites and Fox News began propagating the idea that Ivermectin could treat or prevent COVID-19–a claim in no way supported by science. Though this theory has been widely debunked, misinformation around the use of Ivermectin continues to circulate on social media. The use of Ivermectin also parallels that of hydroxychloroquine, an ineffective and potentially dangerous drug treatment for COVID promoted by Donald Trump last year.
KerryB
Separate stupid people from their money and possibly kill them off? Sounds like a win, win.
cynicalsteve
The culling of the herd. RepubliQan dumbasses. The answer to GQP voter suppression laws passed by Qonservative right wing extremists.
Heywood Jablowme
“You are not a horse. You are not a cow.” Apparently the FDA has never seen a Trump rally!
novadude
This! 100% this!! +1 ROFLOL!
Mack
You can’t fix stupid and it’s strong in those people. Guess they’ll find out when they’re dying in the hospital and it’s too late. Less Republicans to deal with.
Fname Optional Lname
In the United States of America the Food and Drug Administration actually had to put out a tweet that states: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”
I don’t need to ask “where did we go wrong”, that question answers itself but how do we continue to rebuild the integrity of this nation when the FDA is forced to send alerts of this nature? I guess after the past 4 years this type of behavior should not be a surprise. I just can’t…..I can’t
wikidBSTN
Stupid is as stupid does.
And these are the same people who will not get vaccinated b/c the vaccines didn’t have full FDA approval yet.
sfhairy
Woo hoo. Watch em die!
Liquid Silver
Dumb is as dumb does. However, it’s not to say that the Feds shouldn’t be, I dunno, maybe DOING SOMETHING about the crisis?
(Yeah, yeah, shut up, “they’re DOING EVERYTHING while simultaneously being magically powerless”, and so on. I’m looking for some guidance from a ridiculously too-quiet government here that could be at least be making Federal workers wear masks at all times and can’t even get off its lazy asses and do that without being namby-pamby and allowing attestations for lying jerks. Just shut the f up, I’m tired of the effing excuses of a weak-assed response that effing kills a thousand effing people an effing day).
Cam
The same old right wing troll account trying to deflect from the fact that FOX News and other right wing outlets are pushing phony and dangerous “cures” for covid, all so it can make a phony attack on the Federal government.
Gee, what happened to Republicans being the party of “Personal Responsibility”?
Your troll game is still sad and pathetic.
Liquid Silver
It’s fun listening to apologists from both sides try to excuse a thousand dead a day. Piss off, Cam. Your troll game is sad and weak and I liked your duplicate better.
Cam
@Liquid Silver
Awww, the right wing troll account got mad that it was called out for trying to “Both Sides” the lies put out by Republicans and FOX News.
Your troll game is boring and pathetic.
Mehki
Can you OD yourself on it? Looks like we’re going to rid ourselves off some Covidiots. I’m all for restocking!
cuteguy
Bye GQP trash.
blackhook
Trumpanzees are the most dimwitted, mentally challenged & just plain goddamn STUPID creatures ever to waddle the earth!
Bonuscheque
I am not a tump supporter or even political but what is happening with Covid and the push for weak vaccines instead of treatment is scary and so bizarre. Top doctors all over the world are using Ivermectin combined with some other drugs to treat people with Covid. Ivermectin is not just for use in horses and cows and was approved by the FDA in the 70;s for human use. If you have money and get Covid and go to a hospital, you will most likely get Ivermectin. The FDA has proved itself to be shady as f*ck. The media says one thing but in real life, I see things totally different. 3 of my wealthy friends, 1 unvaccinated, all recovered from Covid with Ivermectin. You should be very scared that the people in charge do not want you to know about treatments that are available if you catch the virus.
novadude
If the vaccines are weak then why are 98% of those dying from COVID unvaccinated?
Please take your absurd nonsense and crawl back under your bridge.
Cam
Troll comment #3
“I’m not a Trump supporter but……”
“I’m not an anti-vaxxer but……”
“I’m a lesbian but…..”
Before making a comment that is full on Trump support, full blown anti-vaxxer, or anti-lesbian.
Sweetie you aren’t fooling anyone, and no, doctors around the world aren’t using a parasite treatment to treat Covid. Just another screename for the same old lying troll.
Your troll game is sad and weak.
Liquid Silver
Ignore Cam. Sadly, he’s insane, but the Queerty people rely on his clicks for a couple bucks a day. He has no power here, but pretends he does while he touches himself.
Cam
@Liquid Silver
The same right wing troll account that tried to steal my sscreename and is obsessed with me, comes on to a posting from itself under another screename so it can…..
Still be obsessed with me.
Your troll game is sad and weak.
Den
“Three wealthy friends, one unvaccinated” recovering is anecdote and nothing more (if even true). Yes, ivermectin was approved in the 1970’s for use TOPICALLY and occasionally orally to control parasitic infections. It was not used as an antiviral, and still is not by doctors with scruples.
There is ONE discredited study from India that found some supposed efficacy, but had no real control group, and was never actually peer reviewed or published in a medical journal (I wonder why?). All the other studies found no reduction of severity or duration, or decreased mortality. Just like the HCQ research. People in the hospital get remdesivir (which is not ivermectin), and monoclonal antibodies.
And if the vaccine is weak, how come both clinical trial and real world statistics prove otherwise? Even with the Delta Variant, serious illness and death is overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated. And overwhelmingly they are right wingers with difficulty differentiating between facts and myths.
Invader7
Are you smoking Invermectin, you fool?
dhmonarch89
they won’t take the vaccine, but they’ll take this- too stupid to live, let them die!
Cam
First Hydroxicholoriquen, now this drug, if you want to know which phony cure anti-vaxxers are going to push next just look to see what companies Republicans own stock in.
Kangol2
A news report today in The Daily Beast and another in The Arkansas Times say that an Arkansas prison is conducting Tuskegee-style experiments on prisoners by treating cases of Covid-19 with invermectin. The FDA has issued a warning against using invermectin to treat Covid-19. This sounds to me like an extremely serious issue that I hope authorities are investigating, because this seems like it violates a number of laws and medical conventions. The prison doctor doing this and the prison authorities should be liable for prosecution.
Den
Well, at least they are probably using human formulations and dosages so side effects will be less severe. Still is rather grotesque to experiment on inmates who are in no position to give uncoerced informed consent!
Kevan1
If you’re stupid enough to try it, then let them. They Would not take a human vaccine And instead they shoot up livestock medicines. Circle the fool in this picture.
Doug
Stupid, stupid, stupid. They’re afraid of a vaccine and so they put this in their bodies instead!
Invader7
Please let ALL of the Trumpies take Invermectin … That’ll bring about herd immunity a LOT quicker !!!!