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  • 2021-04-07 (xsd:date)
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  • claims that ivermectin is an effective treatment against COVID-19 are unsubstantiated (en)
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  • On April 5, the government of the Philippines extended a lockdown in Manila and four outlying provinces to help stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The populous archipelagic country has been hard hit by the pandemic, with 812,760 cases and 13,817 deaths as of April 7 — the second-highest numbers in the region, behind Indonesia.On April 2, the Philippines recorded the highest-ever single-day infection rate, at 15,310. New cases exceeded 10,000 the following day.Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been accused of mishandling the pandemic, with critics alleging he rolled out vaccines too slowly. Estimates suggest less than 1% of the country’s 110 million people have been vaccinated.That has led some to seek alternative treatments.On April 5, Philippine Congressman Mike Defensor announced on Facebook that he would distribute the antiparasitic drug ivermectin for COVID-19. He said the drug will be offered free of charge to residents of Quezon City, in the National Capitol Region, who do not have access to vaccines.Defensor contracted COVID-19 and claims ivermectin aided in his recovery. Late last month, he called on the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow ivermectin prescriptions to treat the virus.Representative Enrico Pineda also supports using ivermectin to treat COVID-19.He filed a resolution with the Philippines’ House of Representatives calling on the country’s FDA to explain why it ruled against the use of ivermectin as a coronavirus treatment.Pineda said clinical trials in many countries had shown ivermectin aids in the battle against COVID-19 when used in conjunction with vitamins and other supplements.Defensor also filed a resolution supporting the use of ivermectin to combat COVID-19.On April 2, Pineda’s son Enzo, an actor with more than 668,000 Twitter followers, tweeted out support for his father’s actions.Proud of my dad for spearheading the approval of ivermectin as an affordable drug to fight covid-19 (en)
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