A northwest Arkansas county is praising the doctor at its jail being sued by inmates who say they were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The Washington County Quorum Court
Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday split over two resolutions, approving one praising the doctor providing medical services to the county jail and rejecting a second affirming the right of informed consent for medical treatment.
Dr. Robert Karas, who Washington County inmates say unknowingly prescribed them ivermectin to treat COVID-19, has been honored by the county's quorum court.
A northwest Arkansas county issued a resolution praising the doctor at its jail who faces a lawsuit from inmates who say they were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19, despite warnings from health officials about the anti-parasitic drug.