Covid-19: All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug
Covid-19: All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said all people above 18 years in the state will be given Ivermectin drug irrespective of their coronavirus status to bring down mortality.
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All people above 18 years in Goawill be given Ivermectin drug irrespective of their coronavirus status to bring down mortality, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.
He said patients will be given Ivermectin 12 mg for a period of five days as expert panels from the UK, Italy, Spain and Japan have found a statistically significant reduction in mortality, time to recovery and viral clearance in Covid-19 patients treated with this medicine.
Highlights
World Health Organisation has warned against the use of Ivermectin drug
Goa s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane had recommended the drug to all above 18 years of age
The WHO had, in March, issued a similar warning against the use of ivermectin in treating Covid patients
New Delhi: A day after Goa s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended Ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use.
`Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials,` Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body`s chief scientist, said in a tweet.
The Goa government on Monday approved the use of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a preventive treatment for all adults, the state’s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said in a Facebook post. However, the World Health Organization, the US Food and Drug Administration and even the company that produces the drug have cautioned against using it.
Rane advised doctors to start the “treatment immediately, irrespective of any symptoms or anything”. He said that while the drug does not prevent coronavirus infections, it helps in reducing the severity of the disease. He added that studies have found that the drug reduces chances of mortality among Covid-19 patients.
WHO Warns Against Use Of Ivermectin To Treat COVID-19 Patients
by IANS - May 11, 2021 09:35 AM
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A day after Goa s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday (12 May) has warned against its use. Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials, Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body s chief scientist, said in a tweet.
The Goa state government on Monday (10 May) cleared a new Covid treatment protocol which recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, in order to prevent the steep and sometimes fatal viral fever, which accompanies a Covid-19 infection.
A day after Goa s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use. Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials, Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body s chief scientist, said in a tweet. The Goa state government on Monday cleared a new Covid treatment protocol which recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, in order to prevent the steep and sometimes fatal viral fever, which accompanies a Covid-19 infection.