Viral social media posts are falsely claiming that ivermectin is an approved COVID-19 treatment, while vaccines and masks have failed. The most common claim is that the National Institutes of Health recently added ivermectin to the list of drugs approved to treat COVID-19.
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Emphasizing that the claims about ivermectin are misleading is recommended. No health authority has approved ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The NIH has been evaluating the medication as a potential COVID-19 treatment for over a year, and the guidelines about the drug have not changed in that time. Organizations may consider explaining that no reputable, peer-reviewed study has found ivermectin to be effective at preventing or treating COVID-19. The largest randomized, controlled trial of ivermectin to date found that the treatment had no effect on COVID-19 hospitalization in over 1,300 participants. Fact Checking Source(s):
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