No, Ivermectin Did Not Help Japan Bring Down Covid-19 Coronavirus Delta Surge Bruce Y
16 November 2021 What was claimed Japan stopped its vaccine rollout, treated people with ivermectin and ended Covid-19 almost overnight
They usually co-exist, with many individuals infected with both ecto- and endoparasites
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Antiparasitic medication has many uses, but there’s no reason to think that treating COVID is one of them
Ivermectin(IVM) is a macrolide antiparasitic drug with a 16-membered ring derived from avermectin that is composed of 80% 22,23-dihydroavermectin-B1a and 20% 22,23-dihydroavermectin-B1b []
Compound Japan Nobel laureate helped develop shows promise in early studies
First off, it bears noting that the Japanese government has never approved ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19
Ivermectin is an FDA-approved broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent with demonstrated antiviral activity against a number of DNA and RNA viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Travelers are permitted to bring a two-month (60 day) supply of any permissible over-the-counter medication, and an equivalent amount of vitamins
Ivermectin (IVM) is used as an anthelmintic agent in many countries
Ivermectin is approved for human Pharmaceutical company Kowa Co Ltd in Japan said ivermectin showed an "antiviral effect
Discovered in the late-1970s, the pioneering drug ivermectin, a dihydro derivative of avermectin--originating solely from a single microorganism isolated at the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan from Japanese soil--has had an immeasurably beneficial impact in improving the lives and welfare of billions of people throughout the world
45 to 64 kg: 9 mg orally one time
Approved for human use in 1987, it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis