MOH counters false claims by local website Truth Warriors on use of Ivermectin for Covid-19

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has refuted false claims by local website Truth Warriors that anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin is safe and effective for treating Covid-19. In a Facebook post on Friday night (Oct 15), it said Truth Warriors has also been posting unverified...

Truth Warriors had posted at least two articles on its website which contained separate claims that the use of Ivermectin to treat the virus is backed by experts and that the World Health Organisation is knowingly hiding information on the drug’s effectiveness.

The articles cited the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance. The alliance began as a non-profit network of doctors trying to establish Covid-19 protocols in the early days of the pandemic, but has come under scrutiny for its affiliation with prominent anti-vaccine organisations.It added:"Side effects can include vomiting, stomach pain, seizures, severe skin rash and liver injury.

 

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