Missouri bill bars pharmacists from questioning ivermectin effectiveness BY KACEN BAYLESS UPDATED MAY 12, 2022 8:17 PM Missouri lawmakers this week passed legislation that appears to bar pharmacists from questioning doctors who prescribe the controversial off-label drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for patients. The measure, which passed the House on a resounding 130-4 vote this week, was tucked into a bill related to professional licensing. After passing both chambers, the bill now heads to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. According to its language, the bill would prevent state medical licensing boards from punishing or taking away the medical licenses of doctors who “lawfully” prescribe the two drugs. And it prevents pharmacists from contacting a doctor or patient “to dispute the efficacy of ivermectin tablets or hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets for human use” unless the doctor or patient asks about the drugs’ effectiveness. Spoiler Sen. Rick Brattin, a Harrisonville Republican, told The Star Thursday he added the amendment after he spoke with doctors who worried they would lose their medical licenses for prescribing the drugs. Brattin, who said he previously bought ivermectin for COVID-19 but has never taken it, described the drug as “politicized.” “Unfortunately, because of the politicization of those two drugs, [doctors are] being targeted,” he said. “I wanted to protect them from that.” The bill, specifically Brattin’s amendment, swiftly drew criticism on social media from people who pointed to the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved ivermectin for treating COVID-19. The drug is authorized for humans to treat infections caused by parasitic worms, head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after taking ivermectin intended for livestock, according to its website. “The Missouri legislature has chosen to ‘own the libs’ by issuing a gag order against every pharmacist in this state from offering their medical opinion on taking either one of those medications—even if it could kill their patient,” former U.S. House candidate Lindsey Simmons wrote on Twitter. Rep. Patty Lewis, a Kansas City Democrat who served on the committee that handled the bill, told The Star Thursday that Democrats agreed to the language in the bill to satisfy a group of hard-right conservatives in the Senate. She said the parts of the bill relating to the two drugs will not change anything in the medical community. She said medical licensing boards already would not punish a doctor for prescribing a drug lawfully.
so I ask this every 6 months but is Novavax ever getting approved here? think I saw it got approval in some European countries , think having a non mRNA option is a good thing for the vax hesitant and especially the parents holding out for their kids
Feel fine. Symptoms completely resolved. But this morning I tested positive for day 17. I actually worked out for the first time in about a month today.
I asumme I had it last week and been 6+ days since fever broke and I still have not cleared all the shit out of my head. Never had so much junk in my head.
After 2+ of years of avoiding it, I tested positive yesterday. Been laid up in bed with body aches, sweats and sinus pressure/congestion. Got boosted in October. Hoping this does t last more than a couple days, but after reading this page, I’m not confident that’s gonna happen.
There's been so much of this talk. It truly is great news, in the context of the last 2.5 years, that the effective IFR of covid now approaches that of flu. In the context of more than the last 2.5 years, having another virus with the IFR of influenza (you know, historically the deadliest respiratory virus in the world) that's 3x as contagious is not great news for us going forward.
I know the last 2.5 years have made us wistful for the days of bad flu outbreaks, but influenza is nooooooooot great
i think biden promising to imprison fauci for his various crimes would be the perfect hail mary olive branch to the right to save the midterms tbh
https://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/3...moved-soon-as-government-plans-for-new-normal So New Zealand, an isolated country and one of the 2 western countries that operated a “successful” border strategy are dropping pre departure tests as they provide little value. Why does the Biden Admin keep them, hurting tourism and leaving Americans stranded abroad…
mabs effectiveness against omicron subvariants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.05.03.490409v1
Boosters this fall are supposed to be updated at least. I know I read that a booster that targeted the Beta variant had better data against Omicron than the original vaccines but I'm not sure if they'll get Omicron targeted ones.
When the blackhawk picks you and your family up and moves you to the aircraft carrier please advise the rest of us
might have finally caught the rona. was exposed last Tuesday. woke up yesterday(day 7 from exposure) with very slight stuff nose, really only in one nostril. today congestion has picked up but only feel like its the very front of the nose, no other symptoms. negative so far on home tests but dude i was exposed to was negative on home tests (which is why I was exposed in the first place) and didn't test positive until he went for a pcr