As the debate over vaccine mandates heats up in Florida, there’s a push in the Legislature and the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis to broaden the use of ivermectin.

A Republican legislator from Spring Hill has filed legislation to allow the over-the-counter sale of ivermectin suitable for human use even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID in humans or animals.

Ivermectin is an effective treatment for parasites in animals and for use by humans to treat parasites such as head lice and scabies, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The FDA has not approved Ivermectin for treatment or prevention of COVID, and so far recommends against taking it for COVID, instead sugg

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