Court order: Doctors can prescribe ivermectin for Covid-19
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Takealot competitor Everyshop officially launchesAfter a month of public testing in March, the new South African online marketplace Everyshop has officially launched, offering delivery across South Africa.
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Background
As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world, indiscriminately infecting and killing helpless victims, with no known cure, there were those who resorted to desperate measures.
Many experimented with ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug mainly used in the treatment of parasites in animals. And whereas the death toll in hospitals mounted, those who used ivermectin on the sly started singing its praises.
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The warning follows a
police raid in Novemberlast year of a warehouse in Germiston that resulted in hundreds of fake Covid-19 vaccines and masks worth R6 million seized after a global alert issued by Interpol. Four people were arrested for contravening the Counterfeit Goods Act and the Customs and Excise Act as well as contravention of the Medicines and Related Substances Act.
Mkhize said Covid-19 vaccines were not for sale in the country.
“We want to encourage our people to be aware that the vaccines are free at the point of administration. In the rest of the continent, this matter has also been taken up quite seriously and the governments in those countries are working with manufacturers to limit these particular black markets.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said the government was concerned about reports of fake Covid-19 vaccines being sold in the country on the black market.