The Brandenton Herald reports:
A California psychiatrist who has advised Gov. Ron DeSantis on the coronavirus pandemic recently promoted a drug for COVID-19 patients that federal disease experts have strongly warned against after a spike in calls to poison control centers.
The surge of interest in the parasite drug, ivermectin, prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday to issue a national alert advising against its use to treat coronavirus.
Dr. Mark McDonald of Los Angeles is among a fringe group of outspoken medical professionals who have pushed ivermectin as an alternative to widespread vaccination against coronavirus. McDonald called ivermectin an “effective, safe, inexpensive treatment” in a Aug. 5 Twitter post.
Read the full article. McDonald is a member of America’s Frontline Doctors, the anti-vax nutbags group that made international headlines last year for its “demon semen” leader. McDonald stars in multiple anti-vax YouTube videos, some of which are interviews with the Chinese cult outlet, The Epoch Times.
America’s Frontline Doctors Summit II pic.twitter.com/FmvL6ywtiX
— Dr. Mark McDonald (@MMcDonaldMD) October 29, 2020
The most concise and irrefutable dismantling of the vaccine mandate argument, to date. https://t.co/SPpM0By0Ol
— Dr. Mark McDonald (@MMcDonaldMD) August 24, 2021
To all the ignoramuses who still think ivermectin is for horses. https://t.co/SzsExpriVm
— Dr. Mark McDonald (@MMcDonaldMD) August 24, 2021
Great review of the evidence showing masks are dangerous, dirty, and ineffective. https://t.co/1vTKXe15K9
— Dr. Mark McDonald (@MMcDonaldMD) August 22, 2021
Mark McDonald, anti-vaccine doctor who met with @GovRonDeSantis, should be removed by Twitter for rule violations:
McDonald tweeted #racist nomenclature for #DeltaVariant and COVID #misinformation. The Medical Board of California is “looking into” statements made by McDonald. pic.twitter.com/LR0W3iOU9D
— Nancy Levine (@nancylevine) August 7, 2021