Large Study Affirms that Ivermectin Does Not Reduce the Risk of COVID Hospitalization
Ivermectin.Photo: GettyThe anti-parasitic drug ivermectin was ineffective in reducing the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19, a large study found, echoing the findings of previous studies on the medication.The study further confirmed that whileivermectin has become popular as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 in some circles, it does not work against the virus.In a large clinical trial of more than 1,300 COVID-19 patients in Brazil, half received ivermectin and the others received a placebo to see if it could treat the virus....