In the Amazon area in Peru, an evangelist group and Provisional Mayor Giampaolo Rojas promoted the use of the ivermectin, a medicine used in cattle, horses and pigs, as a palliative against coronavirus. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) stated that there is no scientific proof that the drug is safe and reliable in those infected.
Peru, June 23 (RT) .- A group of evangelists of the amazons Peruvian supplied a veterinary medicine, by injection, to more than 5 thousand people, affirming that it was “salvation” against the coronavirus, according to the local newspaper The Republic.
The event was reported by the health authorities in the town of Bovine, province of Loreto, where the use of the ivermectina, a antiparasitario mainly used in cattle, horses and pigs.
According to information from the media, the provincial Mayor Giampaolo Rojas, together with the religious group, promoted the application of this medicine as a palliative against COVID-19, through radio stations.
The application of this drug as a “vaccine” against the virus has caused diarrhea and acceleration of the heart in many inhabitants after being injected, according to the local media.
No test confirms that ivermectin is effective in removing COVID-19 from the human body. Photo: NIAID, National Institutes of Health via AP
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The Peruvian Ministry of Health had already warned about the dangers of using ivermectin in patients with COVID-19, since they do not meet the same requirements for human drugs.
Likewise, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned, through a statement, that there is not enough scientific evidence to guarantee that this drug is effective or safe in people infected with the virus.
“The review concluded that the ivermectin studies were at high risk of bias, very little certainty of evidence, and that the existing evidence is insufficient to reach a conclusion about its benefits and harms,” the organization said.
The Peruvian Ministry of Health reported this Monday, June 22, that the number of those infected by the new coronavirus in this South American country rose to 257,447, after registering 2,511 more positive diagnoses in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 8,223.
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