China News Service, August 22. According to U.S. media reports, the Mississippi Department of Health issued a warning on the 20th that many people were recently found to be poisoned by taking ivermectin, which is used to deworming livestock, to treat the new crown.
Soon afterwards, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also posted a message on social media to remind the public not to use this drug at home to treat the new crown infection.
Data map: Citizens line up for testing at a new crown inspection site in New York, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
According to reports, Mississippi health officials recently issued a reminder to the hospital that the state’s poison control center received a surge in calls due to some people using ivermectin to treat the new crown infection.
According to a report issued by state officials, "at least" 70% of the calls received by the poison control center were related to people ingesting ivermectin purchased in livestock supply stores.
The report also stated that most people have mild symptoms, but one person needs to seek medical attention because of excessive medication.
According to reports, the symptoms of ivermectin poisoning include skin rash, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and nervous disorders.
In response to this situation, the FDA issued a warning on the 21st, urging people not to use it as a drug for the treatment of new crowns.
The FDA posted on social media, "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, all of you, stop using it (ivermectin)."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted on social media that “you are not a horse. You are not a cow”, urging people to stop using ivermectin to treat new crown infections.
Image source: Social media screenshots of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The agency also attached an article explaining why ivermectin should not be used to treat the new crown.
The article said that although ivermectin can be prescribed for humans, this drug is for certain conditions and cannot be taken in large doses.
The ivermectin sold in the store is mainly used for deworming animals such as horses and cattle. The concentration of ivermectin used for them is very different from that used for humans.
"Animal drugs are usually highly concentrated, because they are used in large animals, such as horses and cattle, and they weigh much heavier than us... Such high doses can be highly toxic to humans," the FDA said.
The FDA also said that doctors and researchers have proposed the use of ivermectin to fight the new crown, but have not yet come to any conclusive results.