Ohio doctors could soon be required to promote ivermectin to treat COVID-19

[teach1st]

Ohio doctors could soon be required to promote ivermectin to treat COVID-19
News 5, Cleveland, 4/27/2022

A new bill proposed by House Republicans would require boards of health to "promote and increase distribution" of drugs, such as ivermectin, to combat COVID-19. Health professionals who don’t do this would be penalized.

Ron Ferguson, a Republican from Wintersville, cosponsored House Bill 631, the COVID-19 Health Care Professional-Patient Relationship Protection Act. The bill’s primary sponsor, Kris Jordan, a Republican from Ostrander, did not respond to comment.

The four main drugs that the bill includes are ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and budesonide. Each is an unapproved method to combat COVID-19. The bill's language also requires doctors to promote and increase distribution of any other drug or therapy that “may be proven effective or deemed beneficial” by the patient's “treating health care professional in consultation with the patient or patient's legally authorized representative.”

Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are the bigger names, becoming phenomenons during the pandemic after some since-debunked clinical trials went viral. The former is an anti-parasitic, mainly used for horses, and the latter is typically used to treat malaria.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/ohio-doctors-could-soon-be-required-to-promote-ivermectin-to-treat-covid-19

[Marthe48]

1. Qanon would fail creative writing

along with math, science, and college prep courses.

[Walleye]

2. They are too stupid to know the difference between a virus and a bacteria

[NCDem47]

3. Just ignorant MAGAT thinking.

Digging in their heels to prove their way is the right way. Science be damned.

And so f'n punitive.

[Dirty Socialist]

4. This is real bad

Hack politicians interfering with standard nedical practice to force QUACK DRUGS on us. This is just about as bad as it gets.

[CrispyQ]

5. Politicians practicing medicine--what could go wrong? -nt

[milestogo]

6. Because they don't want patients to get better?

[Butterflylady]

7. Oh good, more republicans won't be around for the next election.

[Omnipresent]

14. It makes me sad to think about it....

So, they should also use more bleach!

[MineralMan]

8. Many bills are proposed. Few of them end up as law.

Thank goodness that is the case.

[sop]

9. But, teachers can't say gay or teach the uncomfortable history of slavery.

[mnhtnbb]

10. Ohio State Medical Association ought to text Ohio House Republicans

with the message that in regards to the new bill proposed by House Republicans

"Ivermectin will only be distributed to white males after proof of tanned balls has been shown to an appropriate health professional. Distribution of Ivermectin for use by any other persons will be deemed ineffective."

[Celerity]

11. MAGAt Brain

[area51]

12. republinazis, the party of small government.

[bottomofthehill]

13. A smart democrat should try to get misoprostol added to that list

Then women could go in saying they have Covid and an abortion pill. It would be as affective against covid as the other drugs mentioned.

[spanone]

15. So house republicans are now Doctors?

[Eugene]

16. Another compelled speech requirement for health workers. Done before with abortion.

Now they're trying to mandate outright quackery.

[Turbineguy]

17. Then they can expand to provide funeral services!

Every problem is an opportunity!

[Mad_Machine76]

18. How much longer

do we have to endure this madness?! When are the great swaths of the public (including some Republicans) going to just say enough is enough and start throwing these people out of office?!

[Aristus]

19. And this is supported by the "I don't want the government making medical

decisions” crowd?

It staggers the imagination…