'Miracle' drug ivermectin unproven against Covid, scientists warn

‘Scientists have warned against taking an anti-parasite drug as a treatment for Covid-19 despite headlines that have touted it as a cure. Facebook posts and articles endorsing ivermectin have proliferated in Brazil, France, South Africa and South Korea as governments around the world scramble to roll out vaccination programmes.

‘But health agencies say that there is not enough evidence to promote the drug as a remedy for coronavirus -- and that research into the question has often been unsound. Ivermectin has long been used to treat parasites such as head lice and has been widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1990s to treat river blindness.’

Read here (France 24/AFP, Jan 15, 2021)

Checking the pandemic of Covid-19 misinformation and disinformation

“Advice on how to prevent, treat and cure COVID-19 has been shared in every corner of the globe. It often comes from  ‘doctors’ or ‘health experts’ and sometimes includes reasonable suggestions alongside nonsensical and harmful claims. It has fooled many smart, well-meaning people who have shared it with the best of intentions. There is currently no ‘cure’ for COVID-19.”

This AFP site allows us to check the misinformation that has spread regarding Covid-19.

Read here (AFP, continually updated, started March 28, 2020)