LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMOX) - In a now-deleted Facebook post, the mayor of a central Missouri town asked for prayers and support as he planned to try to give his friend hospitalized with COVID-19 a treatment that experts have warned people not to use.
The Food and Drug Administration urged Americans to stop using a cow and horse de-wormer called Ivermectin in misguided attempts to treat COVID-19. Lake Ozark Mayor Dennis Newberry stated on Facebook Monday that he had acquired the drug and was hoping doctors would allow his friend to take it.
“Please pray for cooperation from his caregivers and Hospital admin to allow his loved ones and friends to step in and assist with his life. If we do nothing his life will surely be taken from his 18 year old son, his family and friends,” the mayor wrote. “I need your prayers and comments to attempt to gain favor with the powers to be.”
The post has since been deleted, but not before many grabbed screenshots and shared it:
The FDA posted a warning over the weekend about the drug not being approved as a treatment for COVID-19, "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."
If humans overdose on Ivermectin they can suffer from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, allergic reactions, dizziness, ataxia, seizures, coma and even death, according to the FDA.
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The mayor's post was flagged with a warning by Facebook for possibly spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and unapproved treatments.
Newberry has not made a public comment since the post.
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