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January 20, 2022

Prisoners Say They Were Unwillingly Given Ivermectin as Medical Experiment
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In Arkansas, four prisoners held at the Washington County Jail have
filed a lawsuit alleging they were unknowingly prescribed the drug
ivermectin as a form of medical experimentation. Ivermectin is an
antiparasitic widely used as a horse dewormer. It's been touted in
right-wing media as a miracle cure to COVID-19, even though there's no
experimental data to back the claim.

The ACLU of Arkansas condemned the actions of Washington County Sheriff
Tim Helder and a jail physician, writing, "No one - including
incarcerated individuals - should be deceived and subject to medical
experimentation. Sheriff Helder has a responsibility to provide food,
shelter, and safe, appropriate care to incarcerated individuals."


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