BULGAR
May 10, 2021
ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 10, 2021
Nilinaw ni Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte na hindi nila inirerekomenda ang Ivermectin bilang gamot sa COVID-19, batay sa naging pahayag niya ngayong umaga, Mayo 10.
Aniya, "It's very clear that here in the local government, we never prescribed Ivermectin to our patients in our hospitals. We don't recommend its use. We don't tell the people to take drugs that are not approved or recommended by the Food and Drug Administration."
Matatandaang kamakailan lang ay pinangunahan nina Anakalusugan Party-list Representative Mike Defensor at Sagip Party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta ang pamimigay ng libreng Ivermectin sa ilang residente sa Barangay Matandang Balara, na labis namang ikinabahala ng mga eksperto.
Dagdag pa ni Belmonte, "My greatest fear, for me, is really that people might believe that using Ivermectin, which Secretary Duque has said in my presence during a press conference, no conclusive positive effect in addressing COVID-19, might now be misinterpreted by those who believe in these congressmen, the politicians they have elected into office, might believe the allegations this could be a replacement for vaccination. That is my fear."
Sa ngayon ay 5 ospital na ang pinahihintulutan ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) upang ipainom ang Ivermectin sa kanilang pasyenteng may COVID-19, buhat nu’ng maaprubahan ang isinumiteng CSP.
Gayunman, patuloy pa ring ipinagbabawal ang ilegal na pag-inom at pagdi-distribute ng Ivermectin sa bansa hangga’t hindi pa napatutunayan sa clinical trials ang effectivity nito.