Ivermectin may help covid-19 patients—but only those with worms
An anti-parasitic drug, touted as a miracle cure, helped people get better, but only in places with lots of parasites
“YOU ARE not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” As the message from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implies, ivermectin—a drug used to treat parasites, including in horses and cows—has never become part of the standard of care for covid-19.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Worms v virus”
United States November 27th 2021
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- Ivermectin may help covid-19 patients—but only those with worms
- Thanksgiving is bound to cause a spike in America’s covid infections
- The killers of Ahmaud Arbery are found guilty
- Maine’s new “right to food” could sprout legal challenges
- Clashes at America’s abortion clinics are getting noisier
- Joe Biden wants to revive FDR’s Conservation Corps
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