June 12, 2022
Washington County Jail Gaining National Attention After Inmates Receive Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19
“The Washington County Detention Center is gaining national attention after allegedly giving inmates Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug, to treat COVID-19 .
Dr. Rob Karas says Karas Correctional Health has treated inmates at the jail for six years.
531 inmates have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic, and Dr. Karas says he has prescribed Ivermectin to the inmates.
Dr. Karas told 5NEWS he has had COVID twice and taken Ivermectin both times, saying it’s very safe.
‘I’ve given it to my mom before she got vaccinated; she was on it preventatively. My stepmom, my in-laws, my sister, my sister’s kids, thousands of patients we’ve treated with it.
I have not experienced any, and we have not seen any bad side effects from it,’ said Dr. Karas.
Of the more than 500 cases of COVID-19, only one inmate who did not take it was hospitalized and there have been no deaths.”
