Lice Drug Ivermectin Shown to Kill COVID-19 Within 48 Hours
Researchers in Australia say head lice drug Ivermectin quickly prevented replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The drug, which has been used to treat and prevent diseases related to parasites in humans, pets, and livestock since the 1980s, was used in a laboratory setting with positive results.
Researchers infected cells with the virus, then exposed them to Ivermectin.
"We showed that a single dose of Ivermectin could kill COVID-19 in a petri dish within 48 hours, indicating potent antiviral activity," says study co-author David Jans, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Monash University in Melbourne.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ivermectin-lice-drug-virus/2020/04/08/id/962036/