The Goa government has recommended Ivermectin to all adults to combat COVID-19. The government recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, This is to prevent the steep and sometimes fatal viral fever, which accompanies a Covid-19 infection. It will help in reducing the mortality rate in the state.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that Ivermectin should be taken by all residents of Goa, irrespective of whether they have Covid-19 symptoms or otherwise.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said, “We are giving this as prophylaxis treatment, as a preventive. Ivermectin tablets will be given to all patients above 18 years at government health centres. Patients will be treated with ivermectin 12mg for a period of five days. Expert panels from the UK, Italy, Spain, and Japan, found a large, statistically significant reduction in mortality, time to recovery, and viral clearance in Covid-19 patients treated with ivermectin.”
The minister said this treatment would not prevent Covid-19 infection but it can help reduce the severity.
Peer-reviewed research has claimed that global ivermectin use can end the Covid-19 pandemic. South Africa, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Mexico, and India have approved the drug for use by medical professionals.
As per Outlook India, The approval of Ivermectin as a preventive measure for coronavirus is still at the research level. The FDA has not approved the use of Ivermectin drug in Covid patients. The World Health Organization has also recommended against the general use of ‘ivermectin’ for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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