Joe Rogan says he tested positive for COVID-19, took unproven horse dewormer ivermectin – By Abrar Al-Heeti (CNET) / Sept 1 2021
Public health agencies don’t recommend the drug for treating COVID-19.
Joe Rogan said in an Instagram video on Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and threw “all kinds of meds” at the situation, including ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that public health agencies, including the Federal Drug Administration, don’t suggest for treating COVID-19.
The podcaster described coming home Saturday and feeling “very weary” and having a headache. After testing positive the next morning, he said he “immediately threw the kitchen sink at it, all kinds of meds — monoclonal antibodies, ivermectin, Z-pac, prednisone, everything.” Now, he says, “I feel great. I really only had one bad day. Sunday sucked.”
The FDA said in March that it hasn’t approved the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and warned that large doses of the drug are “dangerous and can cause serious harm.” Ivermectin blocks some viruses from infecting cells, therefore preventing the virus from spreading. It’s usually given to treat parasitic infections like lice and Strongyloides.
