An Alaska Senator who was previously banned from flying for refusing to wear a mask has tested positive for Covid-19 . Republican Se...
An Alaska Senator who was previously banned from flying for refusing to wear a mask has tested positive for Covid-19.
Republican Senator Lora Reinbold, 57, revealed this week that she had tested positive with the deadly virus, and vowed to combat the disease with anti-parasite Ivermectin tablets.
She also said she planned to use her Vicks steamer, which she called a 'God send', as well as 'lots of vitamins' to help her fight the virus.
Ivermectin, an anti-parasite used to treat roundworm infections in animals, has become the drug of choice among anti-vax conspiracy theorists over the summer.
The rise in popularity of using Ivermectin has resulted in health authorities pleading with people to not take the animal version of the de-wormer, which can have serious adverse side affects.
Alaska Senator Lora Reinbold, 57, (pictured) revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19 and plans to use her Vicks steamer and anti-parasite Ivermectin tablets to fight the virus
A second Alaskan Republican Senator David Wilson, also tested positive for the virus, according to Anchorage Daily News, and is quarantining at home with minor symptoms.
Alaska continues to lead the US in recent Covid cases per capita, with 1,239 new cases reported on Wednesday, though the state saw a 36 per cent drop in cases in recent days according to latest statistics from the New York Times.
In April this year, Sen. Reinbold was banned from flying with Alaska Airlines for 'continually' refusing to wear a mask forcing her to complete the 40-hour journey to the state capitol by car and ferry.
And on Tuesday evening, she took to her Facebook page to reveal her diagnosis, saying she was 'completely unimpressed' with the government guidence for battling Covid-19 and would be using her own remedies.
A second Alaskan Republican Senator David Wilson, (pictured) also tested positive for the virus and is quarantining at home with minor symptoms
Reinbold wrote: 'Its my turn to battle Covid head on... game on! Who do you think is going to win?
'When I defeat it, I will tell you my recipe. I am completely unimpressed with instructions, on my positive test, that says to go home & take Tylenol (which is contraindicated) until you cannot breathe - a bad recipe from cdc/dept of health.
'I am taking lots of vitamins ABCD & Quercitin & zinc citrate. Vit E and aspirin to reduce clotting. I am blessed to have gotten Ivirmectin the 'de-covider.' My Vicks steamer has been a God send!
'My naturopath gave me tips too- that I am sure will work! I will update you in a few days. I plan to keep my promise to stay OUT of the hospital - some of them seem like scary places these days.'
Ivermectin is the latest 'miracle' cure among anti-vaxxers with influencers such as comedian Joe Rogan spreading its popularity after he announced on his podcast that he had taken it to treat Covid-19 after he was prescribed to him by a doctor.
Republican Sen. Reinbold took to Facebook to reveal her diagnosis, saying she was 'completely unimpressed' with government guidence for battling Covid-19 and would be using her own remedies
Ivermectin, an anti-parasite used to treat roundworm infections in animals, (pictured) has become the poster-child drug of choice among anti-vax conspiracy theorists
The number of monthly prescriptions for ivermectin increased 72 per cent this year - from 39,864 in 2019 to 68,428 in 2021 - as Americans used the drug to treat Covid.
Analysis by Komodo Health also found the average number of healthcare providers prescribing the drug per month rose 34 percent from 2019 to 2021.
Ivermectin is not authorized or approved by the FDA for prevention or treatment of Covid-19 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Medical Association and the drug manufacturer have warned against using it to treat the virus.
The FDA also warned that there was a 'lot of misinformation' about and urged people to stay away from the drug in a tweet in August, writing, 'You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.'
Misinformation about ivermectin is based on a misinterpreted study from 2020 that found high concentrations of the drug could stop the virus from replicating.
Many said the findings proved ivermectin was an effective Covid treatment - and could even replace vaccine use.
However, Dr Timothy Geary, one of the world's top parasitology experts, explained to DailyMail.com in an interview in August that the findings of the study could not be translated to humans because the dosages used were too high to be considered safe.
Though used in horses and barn animals, people can use Ivermectin to combat parasites and skin diseases, such as lice and scabies in humans, but not Covid-19.
The FDA has repeatedly warned Americans not to use Ivermectin to combat COVID-19
Alaska continues to lead the US in recent Covid cases per capita, with 1,239 new cases reported on Wednesday, though the state saw a 36 per cent drop in cases in recent days
Large doses of this drug, however, can be 'highly toxic' and cause serious harm to humans if ingested, doctors warned.
Many Americans are facing problems with Ivermectin because they are not using the versions of the drug prescribed by doctors, which come in tablet form.
Instead, they are finding their own over-the-counter solutions in local feed stores and buying medicine meant for horses, cows and sheep.
The dosages of this liquid form are also much larger, meant for an animal that can weigh over 1,000 pounds, not a person that can weight less than one-fifth of that.
Taking doses too large can cause a person to have nausea, body pains, diarrhea limb swelling and other serious side effects and in more serious cases, a person could overdose and suffer severe damage to their central nervous system, and potentially even die.
Calls for Ivermectin poisoning saw a 163% increase to a total of 1,143 throughout the US this year, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.
At the end of August, there were a total of 459 calls regarding Ivermectin to poison control centers.
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