{"id":51534,"date":"2023-08-13T07:16:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T11:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51534"},"modified":"2023-08-13T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T11:16:15","slug":"its-a-little-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51534","title":{"rendered":"It’s A Little Late"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, The Epoch Times<\/a> reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Doctors are free to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19, a lawyer representing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFDA explicitly recognizes that doctors do have the authority to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID,\u201d\u00a0Ashley Cheung Honold, a Department of Justice lawyer representing the FDA, said during oral arguments on Aug. 8 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government is defending the FDA\u2019s repeated exhortations to people to not take ivermectin for COVID-19, including a post that said \u201cStop it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The case was brought<\/a> by three doctors who allege the FDA unlawfully interfered with their practice of medicine with the statements. A federal judge dismissed the case<\/a> in 2022, prompting an appeal<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundamental issue in this case is straightforward. After the FDA approves the human drug for sale, does it then have the authority to interfere with how that drug is used within the doctor-patient relationship? The answer is no,\u201d\u00a0Jared Kelson, representing the doctors, told the appeals court.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FDA on Aug. 21, 2021, wrote<\/a>\u00a0on X, formerly known as Twitter:\u00a0\u201cYou are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y\u2019all. Stop it.\u201d The post, which linked\u00a0to\u00a0an FDA page<\/a>\u00a0that says people shouldn\u2019t use ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, went viral<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In other statements, the FDA said that ivermectin \u201cisn\u2019t authorized or approved to treat COVID-19\u201d and \u201cQ: Should I take ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19? A: No.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Dr. Marik has noted that a number of studies support using ivermectin against COVID-19, as the FDA itself has acknowledged<\/a>. Some other studies show little to no effect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal law enables the FDA to provide information, such as reports of adverse reactions to drugs, but not medical advice, Mr. Kelson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something the FDA has never been able to do. And it\u2019s a bright line,\u201d he told the court, adding later: \u201cThe clearest examples of where they have gone over the line are when they say things like, \u2018You are not a horse, you are not a cow. Seriously, y\u2019all. Stop it.’\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judges indicated they agree that the FDA lacks the power to give medical advice; Judge Clement said, \u201cYou\u2019re not authorized to give medical advice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Ms. Honold said the government \u201cisn\u2019t conceding that in this case.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

She also argued that Congress has empowered the FDA to protect public health and make sure regulated products are safe and effective, giving it the \u201cinherent authority to further its mission by communicating information to the public about safe uses of drugs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A ruling in favor of the doctors would prevent the FDA from reporting on consumers suffering after cooking chicken with NyQuil or that opioid addiction is a problem, she claimed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Kelson said that wasn\u2019t accurate. \u201cIt\u2019s when they step beyond that [and] start telling people how they should or should not be using approved drugs,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms. Honold also said that the courts can\u2019t hold agencies accountable when they provide false or misleading information: \u201cThe FDA is politically accountable, just like all other executive agencies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check the statistics on Covid deaths in countries where people routinely take Ivermectin to prevent parasites. There are very few deaths in those countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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