Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials were excited by the response to the agency’s controversial ivermectin Twitter post, internal emails show.
The Aug. 21, 2021, post is now at the center of a court case.
The post said: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” It linked to an FDA page that says people should not use ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19.
The post was created by Brad Kimberly, an FDA official, after Mississippi officials reported (pdf) an increase in calls from people who had taken ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19, including some who took the versions of ivermectin developed for animals….