Ivermectin is a safe antiparasitic, so why is the FDA acting like it’s poison? A mainstream media opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal asks why the FDA is disparaging a safe, effective drug that they approved in 1996. Authors David R. Henderson and Charles L. Hopper cite an FDA warning letter against ivermectin, which states "you should not use ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19."
The article points out that ivermectin is on the World Health Organization’s “List of Essential Medicines” and that the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance — a group of 10 doctors— says ivermectin is “one of the safest, low-cost, and widely available drugs in the history of medicine.”
Ivermectin fights 21 viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the cause of Covid-19. According to a June 2020 study, a single dose of ivermectin reduced the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in cells by 99.8% in 24 hours and 99.98% in 48 hours.
