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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

US prisoners who did not consent to ivermectin Covid treatment win payout

US health officials say ivermectin, typically used on animals, should not be used to treat Covid.
US health officials say ivermectin, typically used on animals, should not be used to treat Covid. Photograph: Saulo Angelo/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

The four Arkansas prisoners who sued their jail over allegations they knowingly prescribed them ivermectin to treat Covid without consent have settled the dispute for $2,000 each.

The quartet previously said they were administered the drug as a form of “medical experimentation” without prior informed consent or knowledge of the drug’s contents and potential side effects. Instead, the doctor at the jail told them they received “vitamins, antibiotics, and/or steroids”.

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