Whenever I refer to Ivermectin, I like to say hashtag if you know, you know (#IYKYK), but if you don't know, Ivermectin is a drug typically used to kill parasites in large animals and treat certain skin conditions and head lice in human beings. It's also one of the latest pandemic political flashpoints in the US. Welcome back to Covid Daily. I'm Farah Yousry. Anti vaccine groups have pushed Ivermectin as an alternative to Covid vaccines and treatments based on a number of studies mostly from abroad with many limitations. Not a single health authority in the U. S. Or abroad recommends Ivermectin for Covid. Still, hundreds of medical providers across the US are prescribing Ivermectin for Covid. “If you’re calling about our telemedicine Covid 19 protocols including Ivermectin, please leave your name calling to request a prescription. Please register on a high call volume and apologize Interestingly, a study published in JAMA showed that insurance paid anywhere from 60% to 74% of the cost of Ivermectin prescriptions. In the last week of august. in 2021 alone, private insurance and Medicaid paid nearly $2.4 million to cover that. A new large study that was published a couple of days ago out of Brazil confirmed once again that Ivermectin does not work for Covid. It does not reduce hospitalization or death risk

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