Prognosis
Parasite Drug Analyzed as Possible Covid Treatment in U.K. Trial
- Ivermectin added to University of Oxford’s Principle trial
- Drug is already in use in South Africa and is an antiviral
A box containing a bottle of Ivermectin.
Photographer: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images
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A drug used to treat parasite infections in humans and livestock will be investigated as a possible treatment for Covid-19 in a large U.K. study at the University of Oxford.