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    Mississippi Is Pleading With People To Stop Using A Livestock Drug To Treat COVID-19

    In a state with the nation's second lowest rate of vaccination against the coronavirus, a jump in the number of calls to poison control has prompted warnings about ingesting the drug ivermectin.
    by Wynne Davis Aug 23, 2021 3 minutes
    Dr. Thomas Dobbs is one of many Mississippi state health officials urging residents to not take or use ivermectin formulated for livestock as an unproven prevention method for COVID-19.

    Mississippi health officials are pleading with residents not to take a medicine meant for cows and horses as an alternative to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

    In a state with the nation's second lowest rate of vaccination against the coronavirus, a jump in the number of calls to poison control prompted about ingesting the drug ivermectin. The department said that at least 70% of recent calls to the state poison control center were related to people who ingested a version of the drug that is formulated to treat

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