Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed into state law a measure to allow people to more easily obtain ivermectin to treat COVID-19, without needing a doctor’s prescription. The bill, SB 2188 (pdf), authorizes a pharmacist to provide ivermectin to a patient aged 18 or older, “pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient-specific…
Was Ivermectin Unfairly Torpedoed as Treatment for COVID-19?
Controversy seems to surround virtually everything connected with COVID-19: masking, social distancing, vaccines. Amid this quagmire of controversy, one of the most fraught questions has been whether the medication ivermectin is nothing more than dangerous snake oil or is actually a safe and effective treatment for the virus. ‘Horse De-Wormer’ The mainstream media and conventional…
Florida Hospital Stops Ivermectin Without Telling Family, Fires Nurse for Advocating for It
The children of a 55-year-old Florida woman say the hospital treating their mother for COVID-19 told her, and them, that she would be treated with ivermectin. But the treatment was stopped after she improved because a hospital pharmacist intervened, medical records show. Dianne Spangler, of Titusville, worsened after the ivermectin was stopped early. She was…
Ivermectin as Treatment for COVID-19 May Become More Accessible in Tennessee
Ivermectin for treatment against COVID-19 may become accessible without a prescription in Tennessee if legislation that passed in the Senate on April 6 is signed by Gov. Bill Lee. One of the sponsors of Senate Bill 2188 (pdf), state Sen. Frank Niceley, a Republican, told The Epoch Times, “It’s one of the most important bills…
New Hampshire House Approves Over-the-Counter Ivermectin
New Hampshire took a giant step closer to becoming the first U.S. state to offer Ivermectin without a prescription on March 16. By a 183 to 159 vote, New Hampshire’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved HB1022, which would allow pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin under a standing order, meaning anyone can go to a pharmacist and…
Miracles Happen: Ivermectin and Hydroxy (Almost) Legal in Tennessee
Commentary Don’t tell Dr. Anthony Fauci—who seems to have vanished from the scene—or Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and assorted other government know-it-alls, but the Tennessee Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted on March 9 to approve SB 2360. That bill reads in significant part: “SECTION 1. This act is known and may be…
New Study Confirms Ivermectin Outperforms Other Options
Tested on the Omicron variant, ivermectin outperformed 10 medications, including one approved for emergency use. Early treatment can lower hospitalization, mortality and symptoms of long COVID. At nearly no other time in history has there been this level of fear generated across the world as experienced thus far in 2020 and 2021. The depth and…
Ivermectin Linked to Less Deaths in COVID-19 Patients Compared to Remdesivir: Study
In the treatment of COVID-19, ivermectin use is associated with decreased mortality compared to remdesivir use, according to a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Miami retrospectively analyzed a national federated database of adults 18 years old and above with a recorded COVID-19 infection between January 2020…
Ivermectin Linked to Fewer Deaths in COVID-19 Patients Compared to Remdesivir: Study
In the treatment of COVID-19, ivermectin use is associated with decreased mortality compared to remdesivir use, according to a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Miami retrospectively analyzed a national federated database of adults 18 years old and above with a recorded COVID-19 infection between January 2020…
Australian News Show Apologises for Implying Queen Could Benefit From Ivermectin
Australian news program “A Current Affair” has apologised for accidentally implying Queen Elizabeth II—who is suffering from COVID-19—could benefit from being treated with ivermectin. The segment produced by the program showed a video package including a voiceover, interview, and images of two different drugs, which, when edited together, unintentionally implied to the viewer that general…
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