> The CDC and more are already reaching out urging people not to take a horse deworming medication When I read this, I was a little bit stunned. Ivermectin ha

> The CDC and more are already reaching out urging people not to take a horse deworming medication When I read this, I was a little bit stunned. Ivermectin has a large number of human indications, and in certain parts of Africa, Asia & Latin America is a vital drug for humans, more than it is anywhere else. River Blindness is a horrible disease, as are many other parasitic infections. [1] [2] [3] [4] Because Ivermectin is broadly applicable against many parasites, mites, and also has other qualities such as being an anti-viral, it is one of those important drugs for the health of endangered populations. For you to politicize this issue, and to repeat political attacks is frankly unworthy of the HN community. While I think we all know that prescription drugs should be the domain of trained medical professionals having a fundamental expertise in diagnosis (MDs/DOs primarily, and PAs and NPs) and that veterinary medications best left to the vets for those animals in need. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/ [2] https://www.merck.com/stories/mectizan/ https://www.merck.com/stories/mectizan/ [3] https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/07/03/forty-years-later-the-extraordinary-river-blindness-partnership-sets-its-sights-on-new-goals https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/07/03/forty-y... [4] https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/01/us/new-drug-may-curb-tropic-river-blindness.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/01/us/new-drug-may-curb-trop...