Advocates of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin as a COVID-19 cure have continued to claim that the efficacy of the drug is being covered up by pharmaceutical companies and the government, while also criticizing Merck’s new potential COVID-19 treatment. Ivermectin proponents claim that Big Pharma is attempting to discredit the drug because it’s affordable and widely available. One article cited the debunked claim that India’s use of ivermectin reduced COVID-19 infections and deaths. Ivermectin has not been found to be effective at preventing or treating COVID-19, and when taken in the veterinary form, can be harmful to humans.
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