Physicians urge caution as American scientist says worm expeller prevents COVID-19
Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
A lung and ICU specialist who has cared for dying COVID-19 patients, Dr. Pierre Kory, says Ivermetcin a medication used to treat many types of parasitic infestations could have ‘miraculous’ impact in the treatment of coronavirus.
Kory, who is president of the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, based his claim on almost 30 studies conducted by him and a team of physicians for nine months, indicating that Ivermetcin is very effective in the preventive treatment of the viral condition.
Public health experts in Nigeria, however, called for caution, saying the claim should be properly looked into before being accepted.
Fake news corrected: AP fact check looks at what didn t happen this week
11 Dec, 2020 09:59 PM
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You may have seen some of these claims circulating online this week - here are the facts. Photo / AP
You may have seen some of these claims circulating online this week - here are the facts. Photo / AP
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A look at false and misleading claims circulating as the US moves closer to approving a Covid-19 vaccine and distribution is underway in the United Kingdom.
None of these are legitimate, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.