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• A hospital gets compassionate special permit to use ivermectin vs COVID-19
• FDA pauses use of AstraZeneca vaccine for those below 60 years
• Is gov't doing enough to address surge in cases?
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin says FDA granting a compassionate special permit to use ivermectin vs COVID-19 to a hospital "is not based on science... It's based on the push of politicians"
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: I'm not against ivermectin for clinical trials to test for COVID-19 use
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin on ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment: The basis of all this is personal testimonies — "I took it and it cured me"
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin on ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment: Some people are misinforming the public. Complications can be expected, risks outweigh the benefits.
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: Desperation and distrust on Sec. Duque and the FDA drive people to believe in ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin says the FDA is being pressured to approve ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment.

But Garin says she doesn't know who exactly is pushing the agency.
"The FDA is allowing itself to be bullied," ex-DOH Sec. Garin says on the ivermectin issue
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: Ivermectin can interact with our body and lead to other mutations
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: The FDA should consult experts before issuing ivermectin compassionate special permit
Ex-DOH Sec. Garin: The virus is united, but we are fragmented
Former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral: Ex-DOH Sec. Garin is correct in saying that the issuance of ivermectin special permit must be used FDA and DOH guidelines
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral warns that giving ivermectin compassion use to one hospital sets a precedent
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral says FDA may have been intimidated when called to Congress on ivermectin issue
Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral on gov't COVID-19 response: We're worse off now compared to last year. Just look at the figures.

Ex-DOH Sec. Cabral to COVID-19 patients: It's better to stay in one place than go from hospital to hospital

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