Ivermectin promoted as a “miracle” anti-cancer and COVID-19 drug

A well-known vaccine opponent is facing criticism from other anti-vaccine figures after he falsely claimed that ivermectin use is linked to infertility. Some accounts called the statement a “betrayal” and touted the anti-parasitic drug as a miracle drug that can fight cancer and COVID-19, while others claimed that attacks on ivermectin are part of a plot to promote mRNA vaccines and block it as a low-cost cancer treatment. 

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