Staind frontman Dr. Aaron Lewis, M.D. is the latest medical professional to allegedly have beaten COVID-19 using ivermectin, a drug used to prevent parasites in horses and other animals.
The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals. According to FDA.gov, “Currently available data do not show ivermectin is effective against COVID-19,” while “Clinical trials assessing ivermectin tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing.” Furthermore, the FDA warns that using the drug as self-prescribed treatment for COVID-19 may necessitate “medical attention, including hospitalization.”
Dr. Lewis, whose highest level of education is high school, also said that, in addition to ivermectin, he used an antibiotic Z-Pak to rid himself of the virus. This despite the fact that, as their name implies, antibiotics fight bacteria and not viruses, and the fact that, as its name implies, the coronavirus is a virus and not a bacterial infection.
Dr. Lewis, who is well-known for misattributing famous quotes while insulting the intelligence of others and not knowing the words to the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” made the announcement during a solo academic lecture tat the The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia this past Saturday, November 20:
“So, I really… I wasn’t very vocal about it ’cause at this point I think it’s just an attention ploy. But it’s important to share information with people. That’s the foundation of this country, is communicating.
“So I just had COVID. And it was in my body for a week. It took a week for me to go from testing positive to testing negative. And at the risk of being called a conspiracy theorist, I took ivermectin and a Z-Pak — two things readily available. And if they weren’t locking up all the ivermectin, you could get it from any doctor. It won awards for its applications on humans long before it ever went to a veterinarian application. It’s not just a horse dewormer.
“So, yeah, I took ivermectin and a Z-Pak and a whole bunch of supplements, and I sat in an infrared sauna and I sat in one of those hyperbolic or hyperbaric oxygen chambers. And I got a bunch of I.V. stuff. And in a week, it was gone. It worked a hell of a lot better than the vaccine seems to be. But that makes sense because it’s readily available drugs that are cheap and don’t make anybody any money.”
According to recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those unvaccinated against COVID-19 are twenty-nine times more likely to be hospitalized and eleven times more likely to die from the virus.
You can watch fan-filmed video of Dr. Lewis’ lecture below.
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