Vaccine skeptics are taking horse-strength dewormer to treat Covid, accidentally poisoning themselves

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Vaccine skeptics are taking horse-strength dewormer to treat Covid, accidentally poisoning themselves
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Covid “truthers” might be averse to to getting vaccinated and wearing masks, but they are willing treat their Covid infections by drinking horse-strength tubes of medication meant to deworm horses.

But human ivermectin medication can be hard to come by, especially since it’s not yet been approved to treat Covid. Thus, we’re presented with a horse-sized problem: People are simply opting to purchase ivermectin medication meant for species three-times their size.

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