The Embarrassing Campaign Against Ivermectin

The well-known anti-parasite drug suddenly turned into "horse medicine" during the pandemic. WHY?

Coursera offers a Foundations of Global Health specialization from Johns Hopkins, which was created pre-pandemic (early 2010s, it seems). Guess what drug is featured prominently in the program? Ivermectin.

I recently finished the specialization…and I am still shaking my head at how ridiculous the anti-ivermectin nonsense got during the height of the pand…