Joe Rogan says he has Covid, took widely discredited drug ivermectin.

Joe Rogan says he has Covid, took widely discredited drug ivermectin.
Podcast host Joe Rogan told his millions of followers Wednesday that he has Covid-19 and used ivermectin, a drug typically used on livestock that health experts have urged the public to avoid.
Rogan, host of the immensely popular Spotify podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience," posted a video to Instagram explaining he tested positive for the coronavirus following his return from a live show Saturday.
He said he had “fevers and sweats” and that he “threw the kitchen sink” at the illness.
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His treatments included monoclonal antibodies and ivermectin, Rogan said.
Ivermectin, which is not an anti-viral drug, is generally used to treat or prevent parasites in animals such as horses.
The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration last month urged people to stop believing misinformation claiming the livestock treatment would help cure Covid, saying it saw multiple reports of patients who have been hospitalized after "self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses.”

The agency clarified that FDA-approved ivermectin tablets meant to treat people with certain conditions caused by parasitic worms as well as topical formulations used for head lice and skin conditions like rosacea are different from the drug used on animals.