Ivermectin Lawsuit Settlement Falls Short, Fails to Acknowledge FDA’s Assault on Health Freedom

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) Co-founder and President Twila Brase provides the following statement on the last week’s Apter et al v. Department of Health and Human Services et al. settlement: 

“We are thankful the court acknowledged that the FDA’s campaign against ivermectin crossed the line and forced the agency to remove anti-ivermectin messaging on its website and social media.  

“However, the FDA deserved more than a slap on the wrist. The agency not only used every tool in its toolkit to prevent Americans from having access to a lawful, life-saving medication for COVID-19, but its tweet directed people who had the medication in hand to stop taking it. As a result, most doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies shut down access. In short, the FDA acted as a physician when it had no authority to practice medicine. As a result, people died. While the governments of other countries, like Uttar Pradesh, were doling out ivermectin house to house, America’s drug safety agency did its level best to make sure no American could get their hands on the drug that could save their life. 

“Without access to the human form of this more than 40-year-old medication, the FDA’s actions forced Americans to find and use ivermectin in whatever form they could get it. The agency’s prohibition also led to skyrocketing prices for a generic drug that costs just pennies to manufacture. While we appreciate the court’s ruling, the failure of the court to acknowledge the agency’s assault on American lives and liberty is a huge disappointment.”