MANILA, Philippines —Senator Nancy Binay on Friday joked about the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin by humans as debates continue about whether the medicine currently allowed in the country for animal consumption should be used for COVID-19 treatment.
“Nakakatakot kasi ‘yung available lang dito sa Philippines ‘yung animal grade. Wala pang kumbaga approved ‘yung human-grade na ivermectin,” Binay said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel when asked if she was willing to take Ivermectin.
(It’s scary because the only thing available in the Philippines is the animal grade. No human-grade Ivermectin has been approved yet.)
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