“”It is very dangerous to take large doses of ivermectin and there is insufficient evidence to validate its safe and effective use for COVID-19," it said.
Agreed, it is dangerous to take large doses of any medication including ivermectin. With regards to evidence, take a look at the Ivermectin for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 70 studies at https://ivmmeta.com. Just as effective as the Pfizer injection and Pfizer's Paxlovid. In Africa it has ben used for decades to prevent River Blindness. It is referred to as the Sunday-Sunday pill because it is taken weekly. If not taken in overdose it is a safe medicine; even safer than paracetamol.
”The drug's manufacturer, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), has also urged people not to use it to treat COVID-19.“
Do you know that Merck developed molnupiravir. It can sell ivermectin for about $10 a full course or molnupiravir for $700. Can you hazard a guess at why Merck discredited its own (out of patent) drug. If you understand this fully, you'll begin to understand what is happening.
””[There is] no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies," it said.