Calls grow louder for Ivermectin to be endorsed for Covid-19

Calls grow louder for Ivermectin to be endorsed for Covid-19
By Mervyn Naidoo
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Durban - Calls to authorities for the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to be endorsed for the treatment of the Covid-19 virus continue to grow louder.
With Covid-19 deaths continuing to grow at an alarming rate, appeals to President Cyril Ramaphosa to review the country’s stance on Ivermectin were raised in a petition endorsed by nearly 100 medical professionals, and included a Durban doctor’s letter.
In the letter circulated this week, the president was reminded about the evidence which confirms the drug’s potency. But the standard laid down by the South African Health Products Authority (Sahpra), the medicine regulatory authority, is that Ivermectin is not for human consumption locally.

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