False claims that ivermectin treats cancer, COVID lead states to pass OTC laws
arstechnica.com
False and unproven claims on social media about ivermectin just won’t die.
  • aramis87@fedia.io
    12·
    1 个月前

    16 states have proposed or passed legislation that would make ivermectin available over the counter. The intention is to make it much easier for people to get ivermectin and use it for any ailment they believe it can cure. Idaho, Arkansas, and Tennessee have passed laws to make ivermectin available over the counter. On Monday, Louisiana’s state legislature passed a bill to do the same, and it now awaits signing by the governor. The other states that have considered or are considering such bills include: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

    • ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
      7·
      1 个月前

      Maine and Minnesota being on the list of ivermectin nutjob states is not great. Of all the M states, Missouri is off but those two are on?

      • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 个月前

        We have a split house and the maga idiots are introducing shit just as crazy like trying to make “Trump Derangement Syndrome” not just a thing, but make it illegal.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      4·
      1 个月前

      The intention is to make it much easier for people to get ivermectin and use it for any ailment they believe it can cure.

      Who needs actual science or medicine, as long as they believe it will help them?