• Anti-parasitic drug used on horses can be dangerous
• Jeffrey Smith, 51, to receive 30mg for three weeks
A judge in Ohio ordered a hospital to treat a Covid-19 patient with ivermectin, despite warnings from experts that the anti-parasitic drug has not proved effective against the virus and can be dangerous in large doses.
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