all right let's continue on a very busy news day um over the weekend there was i believe a rolling stone story that started floating around about car accident victims being turned away at emergency rooms because they were filled with people who took ivermectin and that story was not true but because of that confusion there is now another story that is a real story that relates to statements made by the kansas department of health and the environment that some people are not taking seriously which is a real story um kdhe this is a press release from the kansas department of health and the environment okay this is from a few days ago kdhe urges kansans not to take ivermectin for covet NUMBER_TOKEN. with a rise in calls to poison control centers and visits to ers the kansas department of health and environment is urging kansans not to take the drug ivermectin unless prescribed by a physician then take it exactly as prescribed this drug is not approved or authorized by the fda to treat or prevent covet ivermectin has been approved in humans to treat specific skin conditions like rosacea head lice or some parasitic worms ivermectin is used in livestock as an anti-parasite medicine and can be found in livestock supply centers livestock drugs are highly concentrated for large animals and can be highly toxic in humans can you believe that this is a statement being put out by a state health agency in the united states in NUMBER_TOKEN the statement goes on to say kansans this is a quote from lee norman dr lee norman secretary of kdhe kansans should avoid taking medications intended for animals and should only take ivermectin as prescribed by their physician these highly concentrated doses can cause severe illness and even death in humans the covet vaccine remains the most effective way to prevent prevent covet and ivermectin overdose includes gi symptoms such as nausea vomiting and diarrhea overdoses are associated with hypotension meaning very low blood pressure and neurologic effects such as decreased consciousness confusion hallucinations seizures coma and death ivermectin may intensify the effects of other drugs that cause central nervous system depression such as benzos and barbiturates the covet vaccine is the safest most effective way to prevent getting sick and protect against severe disease i mean it all it's almost like satire it's it's unbelievable that this is going on um they also put out a tweet saying something very similar kansans should not take the drug ivermectin unless prescribed by a physician then take it exactly as prescribed ivermectin is not approved or authorized by the fda to treat or prevent covid what's really nuts to me is saying i won't wear a mask i won't take an fda approved vaccine as the pfizer vaccine now is but i'll take something i bought from a vet absent any data that this is good for coveted humans or in some cases there are some doctors who will prescribe you ivermectin um for covid or i'll take something that is a is an off-label use and off-label use can sometimes be okay but that has not
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