Claim: The National Institutes of Health has not recommended and the Food and Drug Administration has not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. But a Facebook post misleadingly implies that an article published on the NIH website is an endorsement of the drug to treat COVID-19. The NIH and FDA have said more clinical studies are needed.
Fact-check: Facebook Post Misleads on NIH's Position on Ivermectin - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the national institutes of health has not recommended and the food and drug administration has not approved ivermectin as a covid-19 treatment. but a facebook post misleadingly implies that an article published on the nih website is an endorsement of the drug to treat covid-19. the nih and fda have said more clinical studies are needed.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2022-02-08T22:13:34