Goa Opposition questions use of ivermectin drug as Covid-prevention measure
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Panaji, May 11 : The Opposition in Goa on Tuesday has questioned Health Minister Vishwajit Rane over the approval of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin for preventive treatment of Covid, after World Health Organization chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan tweeted against using the drug without clinical trials. #GoaCovidCrisis Who prescribed #Ivermectin to corrupt Health Minister @visranefor Prophylaxis Treatment to Goans? Did he obtain approval from @PMOIndia, @MoHFW INDIA? Is the treatment approved by @WHO? Will @ICMRDELHI respond? @goacm @GovtofGoa must clarify immediately @INCGoa, state Congress president Girish Chodankar tweeted on Tuesday.
Coronavirus | All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug
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Goa on Monday recorded 2,804 new cases of coronavirus All people above 18 years in Goa will 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 U.K., 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.
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In a major development, Goa s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has announced that all the people above 18-years of age in the State will be given Ivermectin drug to bring down the mortality rate,
Hindustan Times.
Rane said that all the adults will be given the drug irrespective of their COVID-19 disease status. He said, patients will be given 12 mg doses for a span of five days as expert panels from the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Spain and Japan have found a statistically significant reduction in mortality, time to recovery, and viral clearance.
Rane said that he has given instructions for the immediate implementation of prophylaxis treatment. He also emphasised that the treatment will not prevent COVID-19, but can help in reducing mortality.