Wisdom, Folly, and Taking Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19

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🗓️ 3 September 2021

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In recent weeks, some Americans sick with COVID-19 have been looking for a cure from a very unorthodox source: ivermectin. Here’s how the Food and Drug Administration described the situation in a letter to veterinarians and animal health retailers this week: People are purchasing various highly concentrated animal ivermectin drug formulations such as “pour-on,” injectable, paste, and “drench” that are intended for horses, cattle, and sheep, and taking these drugs has made some people very sick. Even if animal drugs have the same active ingredient as an approved human drug, animal drugs have not been evaluated for safety or effectiveness in humans. Treating human medical conditions with veterinary drugs can be very dangerous. The drug may not work at all, or it could worsen the illness and/or lead to serious, potentially life-threatening health complications. People should not take products approved for veterinary use, “for research only,” or otherwise not for human consumption. Fox News as well as other conservative news outlets and radio personalities have promoted this cure. Among those was Phil Valentine, who recently died from COVID-19. He also was not vaccinated and urged his listeners to resist the vaccine. What are people looking to such unusual and potentially dangerous forms of treatment? Do people know when they’re acting foolishly...or becoming a fool? Dominick Hérnandez is associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and author of Proverbs: Pathways to Wisdom. Hérnandez joined global media manager Morgan Lee and executive editor Ted Olsen to discuss fools, folly, and how the book of Proverbs might help us in our current environment where we see people all around us making decisions that make no sense to us. What is Quick to Listen? Read more Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Follow our guest: Dominick Hérnandez Music by Sweeps. Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Faith Ndlovu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find clear answers to tough questions about Christianity.
0:11.1	Learn to explain your faith with courage and compassion. Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail del Rosario at apologeticsky.com.
0:22.6	In recent weeks, some Americans sick with COVID-19 have been looking for a cure from a very
0:29.2	unorthodox source.
0:31.0	Hypervective.
0:32.2	Here's how the Food and Drug Administration described the situation in a letter to veterinarians
0:36.5	and animal health retailers
0:37.8	this week.
0:39.4	Quote, people are purchasing various highly concentrated animal ibidemectin drug formulations
0:44.8	such as, quote, boron, injectable, paste, and, quote, drench that are intended for horses,
0:51.3	cattle, and sheep, and taking these drugs has made some people very sick.
0:56.2	Even if animal drugs have the same active ingredient as the approved human drug,
1:00.5	animal drugs have not been evaluated for safety or effectiveness in humans.
1:04.7	Treating human medical conditions with veterinarian drugs can be very dangerous.
1:09.1	The drug may not work at all, or it could worsen the illness and or lead to serious,
1:13.2	potentially life-threatening health complications.
1:15.9	People should not take products approved for veterinarian use for research only or otherwise
1:20.2	not for human consumption.
1:22.7	Fox News, as well as other conservative news outlets and radio personalities have promoted
1:26.6	this cure.
1:28.1	Among those was Phil Valentine, who recently died from COVID-19, who's also not vaccinated and
1:33.4	urged his listeners to resist the vaccine. What are people looking to such unusual on potentially
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