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That ivermectin is a hazardous medicine..
It's actually donated by Merck since 1970's to African countries to fight river-blindness! The safety profile is well established and it's safe. https://mectizan.org/
The problem was that people were taking the variation that was not specifically for humans.
i'd make that:
The problem was that people were taking the variation that was not specifically for humans because authorities denied them access to the variation for human use.
Also taking a toxic drug that is meant to kill parasites surely has side effects, so you maybe should not give it to people who don't need it, especially if they're already sick.