Plague interpreter from the University of Indonesia, Dr. Pandu Riono, MPH, PhD. Hersubeno Point YouTube screenshot photo
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – University of Indonesia (UI) Epidemiologist Pandu Riono criticized SOE Minister Erick Thohir for his statement regarding the BPOM permit related to the use of antiparasitic drugs ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. Later, Erick took back his words.
“Even though in the end Mr. Erick Thohir corrected his statement by saying no, not as a cure for Covid-19, I had to say Mr. Erick was lying. You can’t, you know, as a minister lying like that,” said Pandu Riono on the Hersubeno Point channel on YouTube recently. this new.
In fact, Pandu continued, when they heard that this drug was allowed as a Covid-19 therapy, Indofarma and SOEs were already happy. Plus the plan to produce 4 million drugs per month to overcome this pandemic.
According to Pandu, Erick Thohir been playing with words. It is said not as a medicine, but for Covid therapy.
“It’s the same for Covid. Even though I asked BPOM not to allow it for Covid-19 drugs,” he said.
This UI outbreak interpreter also poked at Erick, who was directly involved in dealing with drug problems. This should be handled directly by Indofarma as the producer of the drug ivermectin.
“So, I read the news, suddenly there was a letter from Pak Erick Thohir to BPOM to register ivermectin. That’s strange, right. Why should the minister directly,” he criticized.
Pandu stated that Ivermectin had long been considered as a potential drug for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. In fact, the incidence in India, which previously had high positive cases of Corona, has decreased because of this drug.
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