Claim: Japan stopped its vaccine rollout, treated people with ivermectin and ended Covid-19 almost overnight.
Fact-check: Japan is not using ivermectin instead of vaccines to treat Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: this is false. japan is continuing its vaccine rollout. ivermectin is not an approved treatment for covid-19 in the country.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2021-11-16T00:00:00