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COVID-19 (179) - PERU: (LOR) IVERMECTINE, USE OF PARENTERAL VETERINARY PREPARATION, AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
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Date: June 21, 2020
Source: El País, Spain
https://elpais.com/sociencia/2020-06-19/un -peruvian-evangelical-group-injects-a-veterinary-drug-to-thousands-of-
people.html [Edited by Jaime Torres and Jorge González]


In the Loreto region, the largest in the Peruvian Amazon, a mayor and an evangelical group have promoted the application of veterinary ivermectin to some 5,000 people. In this disconnected region of Peru, where around one million people live, of whom 300,000 are indigenous, fear of disease and neglect of the State have led many people to accept the injection of the antiparasitic that was presented to them as a palliative. for the Covid-19. “Since May, the mayor of the province of Loreto and an evangelical alliance have called people using radio stations to apply veterinary ivermectin as if it were a vaccine against the disease. In Nauta at least 5,000 people have received it, ”says Leonardo Tello, director of Radio Ucamara,

Tello says that many people felt tachycardia after receiving the injection. "The side effect has been horrible," he says. The director of Radio Ucamara explains that some evangelical pastors from Loreto have linked the new coronavirus with the devil and the end of the world, offering these injections "as a salvation."

In the town of Cuninico, a community of the Kukama indigenous people, where a large part of the population had symptoms of Covid-19, the technician of the health module - a prefabricated environment for patient care by the Ministry of Health - told the volunteers from the so-called Evangelical Missions of the Amazon, who no longer needed the “vaccine” because most people were taking care of themselves with traditional medicine, with plants. However, those sent by the evangelical group decided to administer the veterinary ivermectin.

"The volunteers' explanation was clear and direct that it is approved through a law, and that it is an animal treatment that gives positive results as a vaccine," said the apu -indigenous chief- of Cuninico, Wadson Trujillo Acosta. “They said they are doing it at the national level and also in Nauta, and alerted to side effects such as diarrhea. Some people did produce that reaction, "he described.

In Cuninico 60% of people over 18 years received the drug. "About 160 people," says Trujillo. “Almost everyone here has had symptoms of Covid-19 and with home remedies they are counteracting them. Some have been in isolation because we continue with the problem of supplying medicines. We received 27 rapid diagnostic tests for the community, seven were positive and we have kept another seven tests in case the cases worsen. The staff has the minimum of security equipment, but we already have masks for the population, ”reports the Trujillo apu.

Last week, the General Directorate of Medicines of the Ministry of Health warned of the improper use of veterinary ivermectin in the context of the health emergency of covid-19, and pointed out that animal products "do not meet the same requirements of drugs for humans ”. "Presentations of ivermectin formulated for animals should not be used as a substitute for ivermectin intended for human use to treat covid-19," he cautioned.

Despite the recommendation of the health authority, ivermectin injections promoted by the mayor of the province of Loreto, Giampaolo Rojas, continue. At the health center of the Quichua community of Intuto, the staff continues to administer ivermectin, but "they do not know if it is veterinary or for human use," says Juan Enrique Villacorta, correspondent for Radio Ucamara. Evangelical volunteers have also applied the veterinary drug in the communities of Santa Rita de Castilla and Saramurillo, among others.

EL PAÍS asked the Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Directorate of Loreto if there are any sanctions against those who have massively administered said veterinary substance, but until the closing of this note there was no response. According to the Loreto health authority, until a couple of days ago, 1,492 indigenous citizens were infected with Covid-19 and 14 have died. In this region, 32% of the people who passed the test have tested positive, a percentage only surpassed by the neighboring Amazon region of Ucayali, with 34%.

The doctor Julio Chirinos, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, affirmed to this media that he completely disagrees with the administration of ivermectin for animals because “animal preparations tend not to have the same quality standards as human preparations. On the other hand, there is no reliable evidence that ivermectin is beneficial against Covid-19, "he said. Chirinos is one of the 12 Peruvian doctors and scientific researchers that this Thursday asked, in an open letter to the Ministry of Health, to withdraw hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin (human) from the treatment of Covid-19, “due to its lack of efficacy and risk of toxicity ”.

Health versus the economy

Peru has exceeded Italy's number of infected on Wednesday, with more than 240,000 confirmed cases, and has reported 7,257 deaths from the new coronavirus. In addition, the Medical College has reported that 57 of its members have died after being infected at work. In mental health hospitals there are 217 infected and five deceased. Despite the fact that the virus is still spreading, this Thursday the Government authorized the reopening of the shopping centers. The Minister of Health, Víctor Zamora, said in a conference with the foreign press on Tuesday that the collection of taxes is necessary to allocate them to health care, and this is the reason for the resumption of commercial activity.


Communicated by: Jaime R. Torres <torresj@email.com>


- ProMED-ESP

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[The chronic neglect of the state for serving indigenous populations, lack of education, superstition and manipulation by some religious leaders are combined here. They are the complete ingredients for a disaster. The situation is complicated when self-medication reigns, either due to lack of health care or out of habit. Peru is one of the few countries in the world where most medicines are sold without a prescription and are also sold at retail. Additionally, counterfeiting drugs is a burgeoning industry. On the other hand, if tax collection is so necessary to justify the risky reopening of activities and businesses amid a sustained increase in cases and deaths that have not yet reached their maximum point and even less their inflection point, it is urgent to incorporate the immense mass of illegal workers (badly called informal) into the financial system and to pay taxes just like the formal ones. Unfortunately, no government has worried about it, given the huge number of potential voters. These are complex situations that have exposed (once again) the inability of successive governments to face and correct these serious problems, despite the enormous resources that were generated at the beginning of this century, when there were notable figures of economic growth. Moderator Jorge González] These are complex situations that have exposed (once again) the inability of successive governments to face and correct these serious problems, despite the enormous resources that were generated at the beginning of this century, when there were notable figures of economic growth. Moderator Jorge González] These are complex situations that have exposed (once again) the inability of successive governments to face and correct these serious problems, despite the enormous resources that were generated at the beginning of this century, when there were notable figures of economic growth. Moderator Jorge González]

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

They're definitely seems to be a return to scaremongering going on.

I'd see it more as a reminder that there will be another, and another ...

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0707/1151929-who-studying-evidence-on-airborne-covid-transmission/

The World Health Organization has said it will study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after an international group of scientists concluded it could spread far beyond two metres.

The WHO said it would put out a new scientific brief within days, rounding up the knowledge about how the virus can be transmitted and ensuring its guidance stays in line with the evidence.

The two-metre physical distancing guideline has been a major factor in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 538,000 people and infected over 11.6 million since the outbreak emerged in China last December.



However, the coronavirus can spread through the air far beyond two metres, a group of 239 international scientists said yesterday.

When an infected person exhales, they expel droplets. Droplets under five micrometres in size can become suspended in the air for several hours and travel up to tens of metres, they said.

More on aerosols....


https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/airborne-coronavirus-what-you-should-do-now-to-help-yourself-stay-safe-1.4298297