COVID: Priest saddened church follower hospitalised after taking ivermectin

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The parish priest of Church of the Risen Christ on Monday night (4 October) said he was saddened by reports that one of the church followers had been hospitalised after consuming antiparasitic drug ivermectin to prevent COVID-19 infection, and cautioned against using such unproven therapies.

that her mother had obtained and taken the drug, popularised by a number of US conservative media outlets as a cure for the coronavirus disease, on the advice of fellow churchgoers. Ivermectin is commonly used as a de-wormer for horses.

The woman had believed that the MRNA technology, which the vaccines in Singapore's national vaccination drive were based on, "was against their religion. That if they are allowed to take , Jesus would reach out to them directly" and that "ivermectin will help to purge out the vaccine and COVID". He cited Archbishop William Goh, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore, from a pastoral letter dated 3 February.shared his experience of receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and had encouraged “all the faithful to get vaccinated for the greater good of the community”.

 

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