Comedian, podcaster, and former Fear Factor host Joe Rogan has tested positive for COVID, forcing him to cancel one of his upcoming shows.
The 54-year-old Rogan explained in a video "I got back from the road Saturday night, feeling very weary, I had a headache, and I just felt, just run down . . . I got fevers and sweats and I knew what was going on."
Upon learning of his positive test however, he says he immediately "threw the kitchen sink at it," which means taking the horse de-worming medication Ivermectin.
Joe Rogan got Covid and decided to take Ivermectin Jfc Stop taking horse dewormer and get vaccinated pic.twitter.com/S4fkgnNf3R
— Zach Schwartz (@zachzachzach) September 1, 2021
Ivermectin has gone viral the last week or so over claims that it is a complete cure for COVID, despite the FDA tweeting words of warning that humans should not take medication intended for livestock.
You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it. https://t.co/TWb75xYEY4
— U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) August 21, 2021
Rogan has been a staunch advocate against vaccinations per The Wrap, saying in a previous interview "I have a problem because I have a show there in Madison Square Garden in October, and I've already sold 13,000 tickets. And now they say that everybody has to be vaccinated and I want everybody to know that you can get your money back. If someone has an ideological or physiological reason for not getting vaccinated, I don't want to force them to get vaccinated to see a f–king stupid comedy show."
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