Arkansas prisoners sue jail after allegedly receiving ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without their consent
Four inmates held at a jail in northwest Arkansas have sued the facility and its medical staff, claiming they were prescribed the controversial antiparasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without their knowledge.
The inmates, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, said they believed they were being treated for COVID-19 with a regimen of “vitamins,” “antibiotics,” and “steroids” after coming down with the virus in August.
But in a lawsuit filed last week, the inmates claimed medical staff at the Washington County Detention Center had actually administered an unknown dose of ivermectin to them over a period of days and possibly weeks.
“The truth, however, was that without knowing and voluntary consent, plaintiffs ingested incredibly high doses of a drug that credible medical professionals, the FDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all agree is not an effective treatment against COVID-19, and that if given in large doses is dangerous for humans,” the lawsuit states. – READ MORE
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