October 3, 2021
How misinformation about COVID generated the sudden high demand for an animal medicine
Emerson Animal Hospital had the last 10 milliliters of ivermectin left. For months, the West Point, Mississippi Veterinary Center saw its supply of the drug dwindle. Karen Emerson, the veterinarian who owns the hospital, started 2021 with a 500-milliliter bottle of ivermectin, a drug she uses to kill parasites in dogs, chickens and other patients. However, when the container emptied …