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Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Mississippi health officials say 70% of recent calls relate to people using livestock drug to treat COVID

Author:     Meaghan Ellis
Source:     Raw Story/AlterNet
Publication Date:     24 August 2021
 Link: Mississippi health officials say 70% of recent calls relate to people using livestock drug to treat COVID
Stephan:   I am gobsmacked by the number of Americans who basically have joined a death cult instead of following medical science. It is Jim Jones and the Jonestown Peoples Temple writ large. It tells one a lot about how easy it is to manipulate Americans when you speak to their fears, hates, and resentments.
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As the Delta variant of COVID ravages the southeastern region of the United States, officials in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates are pleading with residents to refrain from using a livestock drug to treat COVID-19.

Approximately 70% of recent calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center are in reference to Ivermectin ingestion, according to notice released by the Mississippi Department of Health. Many individuals who called the center have mild COVID symptoms. The center is warning that the livestock drug, which is concentrated for larger animals, “can be highly toxic to humans.”

According to NPR.org, Mississippi health officials are sounding the alarm about residents using a livestock drug called Ivermectin as an alternative method of treatment for those suffering from COVID-19.

On Monday, Satruday, August 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released brief statement via Twitter addressing the issue. The short tweet read, “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”

In a detailed statement, the agency offered more […]

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