New Hampshire took another step closer to becoming the second state to make human-grade ivermectin available without a prescription.
By a late night 3-2 vote on April 26, the Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee, voted that HB1022 “ought to pass” with an amendment that it would expire in two years. On April 27, Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a similar bill into law.
The New Hampshire bill still faces a full vote from the Republican-controlled Senate and final approval from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.
Tom Sherman, a doctor, and one of the two Democrats that voted against the bill on the HHS Committee called making ivermectin available without a prescription “irresponsible.”
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