Lawmaker hits health officials’ inaction on ivermectin
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TO USE OR NOT TO USE A number of physicians swear by the effectiveness of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug commercially available only for veterinary use, as a treatment or preventive medicine against COVID-19. But the Philippines' Food and Drug Administration maintains there are procedures to be followed, including clinical trials, before the drug could be allowed for distribution. —AFP FILE
MANILA, Philippines — Buhay Rep. Lito Atienza has warned Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and Undersecretary Rolando Domingo that he would “do everything” to remove them from office if they fail to act with dispatch on ivermectin as a potential COVID-19 treatment.
Atienza said the two could face a congressional probe for their “criminal inaction, neglect and indecision” on appeals to approve ivermectin.
