Dehradun: Despite a raging debates on the efficacy of Ivermectin in treating Covid-19, Uttarakhand govt has decided to distribute the anti-parasitic drug among residents in the state.
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that has been recommended as preventive medicine against COVID by the state-level clinical technical committee. Similar directions have earlier been issued by Goa and Karnataka governments.
The decision was taken on the recommendation of the state-level clinical technical committee, an order issued by Chief Secretary Om Prakash to all district magistrates, as per reports
The panel has recommended the Ivermectin tablet as mass chemoprophylaxis to effectively control the surge of COVID-19 infection apart from the vaccination drive, the order said.
The 12 mg tablets of the drug will be distributed in a kit to all families through the health department and district magistrates, the order added.
Earlier this week, on Monday, Goa government also cleared the Covid-19 treatment protocol which recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, in order to prevent the steep and sometimes fatal viral fever, which accompanies a Covid-19 infection.
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