Global ivermectin adoption for COVID-19: 48%
Ivermectin is currently used for about
27% of the world's population.
Countries where COVID-19 mortality is close to zero may not have incentive to
adopt treatments. When excluding these countries, ivermectin adoption is about
48%. We excluded countries where the
cumulative mortality over the preceding month was less than 1 in 1 million,
according to the data at https://ourworldindata.org/. For the
estimated population coverage, isolated use, some regions, mixed usage, and
many regions use a factor of 0.05, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 respectively. Please
send us corrections/updates.
References
Argentina
Bangladesh
Belize
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Colombia
Czechia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Germany
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Slovakia
Thailand
USA
Ukraine
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Argentina -
mixed usage
- Jan 26, 2021
https://www.perfil.com/noticias/agro/coronavirus-san-antonio-de-areco-implementara-tratami..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/cientificos-argentinos-investigaron-ivermectina-defienden-..
(Internet Archive)
https://diario33.com.ar/misiones-profundiza-la-implementacion-de-la-ivermectina-en-pacient..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.lapoliticaonline.es/nota/86800-en-argentina-atribuyen-una-drastica-bajada-de-c..
(Internet Archive)
Bangladesh -
country-wide adoption
https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/shield-those-waiting-covishield-2052277
(Internet Archive)

Belize -
country-wide adoption
- used for serious cases
- Dec 18, 2020
https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/12/18/ministry-of-health-now-using-ivermectin-to-t..
(Internet Archive)
Bolivia -
country-wide adoption
https://trialsitenews.com/bolivian-region-authorizes-ivermectin-as-treatment-against-covid..
(Internet Archive)

Botswana -
mixed usage
Brazil -
used in some regions
- Jan 26, 2021
https://terrabrasilnoticias.com/2021/01/associacao-medica-do-rn-defende-tratamento-precoce..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.fatonews.com.br/estado-nao-adotara-protocolo-com-hidroxicloroquina-e-ivermecti..
(Internet Archive)




Bulgaria -
country-wide adoption
https://darik.news/en/people-buy-ivermectin-en-masse-from-pharmacies-medicines.html
(Internet Archive)
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-..
(Internet Archive)
Cambodia -
country-wide adoption
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-included-in-national-government-protocol-for-treating..
(Internet Archive)
Colombia -
used in many regions
Czechia -
isolated use
- authorized, but reportedly almost no use
https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/invermektin-v-cesku-konci-ministerstvo-mu-neda-dalsi-vy..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/ivermektin-bude-moci-jit-do-vsech-lekaren-40353842
(Internet Archive)
https://www.sukl.cz/leciva/informace-o-povoleni-pouzivani-neregistrovaneho-leciveho-5
(Internet Archive)
https://www.mzcr.cz/rozhodnuti-o-docasnem-povoleni-distribuce-vydeje-a-pouzivani-neregistr..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.mzcr.cz/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rozhodnut%C3%AD-o-do%C4%8Dasn%C3%A9m-povole..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.respekt.cz/rozhovor/nasim-pacientum-ivermektin-pomohl-obavy-chapu-ale-nemyslim..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/brnenska-nemocnice-dostala-ivermektin-pro-25-tisic-pa..
(Internet Archive)
Dominican Republic -
country-wide adoption
- Sep 30, 2020
Ecuador -
mixed usage
Egypt -
country-wide adoption
- Nov 30, 2020
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345813633_Management_Protocol_for_COVID-19_Patien..
(Internet Archive)
El Salvador -
country-wide adoption
https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2020/08/25/el-salvador-guatemala-y-bolivia-ofrecen-kits-..
(Internet Archive)

Germany -
isolated use
- Dec 31, 2020
https://www.barmherzige-muenchen.de/medien/meldungen/artikel/global-partner-flccc-alliance..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.br.de/mediathek/video/covid-19-therapie-hoffnungsschimmer-aus-muenchen-av:607c..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.tobias-reiss.de/trans_1_4_1839_Wirkstoff-Ivermectin-CSU-Fraktion-will-Therapie..
(Internet Archive)
Guatemala -
country-wide adoption
- Jan 23, 2021
https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2020/08/25/el-salvador-guatemala-y-bolivia-ofrecen-kits-..
(Internet Archive)


Honduras -
country-wide adoption
- Apr 23, 2020
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honduras-treatment-for-covid-19-stands-out-worldw..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00024-9/fulltext
(Internet Archive)
https://www.voxpopulihn.com/sesal-implementar-ivermectina-como-tratamiento-preventivo-cont..
(Internet Archive)
https://medwinpublishers.com/EIJ/early-multidrug-treatment-of-sars-cov-2-covid-19-and-decr..
(Internet Archive)

India -
used in many regions
https://trialsitenews.com/icmr-includes-ivermectin-for-covid-19-indication-in-national-lis..
(Internet Archive)
https://zeenews.india.com/india/covid-19-uttarakhand-government-to-distribute-ivermectin-t..
(Internet Archive)
https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid19/guidelines-for-home-isolation-of-mild-asymptoma..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedguidelinesforHomeIsolationofmildasymptomaticCOVID19cas..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/techdoc/COVID19_Management_Algorithm_22042021_v1.pdf
(Internet Archive)
https://transformingindia.mygov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Guidelines-for-Home-Isolatio..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/20126/0/MoPR-Advisory+on+SoPs+on+COVID-19+Containme..
(Internet Archive)
https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid19/clinical-guidance-for-management-of-adult-covid..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.deshgujarat.com/2021/04/22/live-ivermectin-and-fevipiravir-added-to-clinical-p..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/uploaded_files/corona/WB_Covid_protocol_book_25.09_.20_(1)_.pd..
(Internet Archive)
https://trialsitenews.com/an-unlikely-nation-is-kicking-this-pandemic-guess-which-then-why..
(Internet Archive)
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-vaccine-track..
(Internet Archive)







Indonesia -
mixed usage
https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20210621181555-4-254839/ivermectin-dapat-izin-bpom-obat..
(Internet Archive)
https://en.tempo.co/read/1483423/bpom-approves-ivermectin-as-covid-19-therapeutic-drug
(Internet Archive)
https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1475110/terpopuler-bisnis-obat-covid-ivermectin-resmi-dirilis..
(Internet Archive)
https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1475161/erick-thohir-genjot-produksi-ivermectin-4-juta-per-bu..
(Internet Archive)
https://jateng.tribunnews.com/2021/06/07/ivermectin-obat-yang-dipercaya-mampu-kalahkan-cov..
(Internet Archive)
https://nusantara.rmol.id/read/2021/06/30/494371/bantu-penanggulangan-covid-19-ia-itb-inis..
(Internet Archive)
Iran -
mixed usage
- now manufacturing their own ivermectin, but the level of usage is unclear
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/457126/Iran-begins-production-of-new-anti-corona-medicine
(Internet Archive)

Jamaica -
isolated use
- authorized for off-label use, availability delayed
https://trialsitenews.com/jamaica-public-hospitals-approach-the-brink-while-ivermectin-shi..
(Internet Archive)
Japan -
used in some regions
- May 18, 2020
https://lecourrierdesstrateges.fr/2021/08/30/le-japon-prend-partie-pour-livermectine-dans-..
(Internet Archive)
Lebanon -
country-wide adoption
- Jan 27, 2021
Malaysia -
isolated use
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/06/25/hospitals-can-apply-for-off-l..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/06/05/dr-noor-hisham-health-ministry-has-begun..
(Internet Archive)
Mexico -
mixed usage
- Dec 29, 2020
https://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/secretaria-de-salud-actualizara-lineamientos-de-atencion-..
(Internet Archive)
https://poplab.mx/article/OficializaSaludGuanajuatotratamientoanticovid19conivermectinapes..
(Internet Archive)


Nicaragua -
country-wide adoption
- Jan 25, 2021
https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2021/01/25/nacionales/2776166-minsa-acude-a-la-ivermectina-par..
(Internet Archive)
Nigeria -
used in many regions
North Macedonia -
mixed usage
- Jan 15, 2021
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-..
(Internet Archive)
Panama -
country-wide adoption
https://www.metrolibre.com/nacionales/192062-las-medicinas-que-componen-kit-de-covid.html
(Internet Archive)

Paraguay -
used in some regions
https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/epidemiologic-analyses-on-covid19-a..
(Internet Archive)
Peru -
used in some regions
- was widely used but later restricted, a study shows 14x reduction in excess deaths when used and 13x increase when restricted
- May 8, 2020
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-for-covid-19-in-peru-14-fold-reduction-in-nationwide-..
(Internet Archive)
https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2021/02/06/gobernador-regional-de-piura-promueve-consumo-d..
(Internet Archive)

Philippines -
isolated use
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1428808/ivermectin-gets-fda-nod-for-human-consumption
(Internet Archive)
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/08/21/ph-fda-grants-hospital-compassionate-use-perm..
(Internet Archive)
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1412505/doctors-hospitals-may-apply-for-compassionate-use-of..
(Internet Archive)
https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/23/expert-vows-drive-on-ivermectin-merit/
(Internet Archive)
Portugal -
used in some regions
https://www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-doctors-support-ivermectin-to-treat-early-sign..
(Internet Archive)
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-..
(Internet Archive)
https://penacovactual.pt/2021/03/07/medicamento-para-piolhos-esta-a-ser-prescrito-contra-a..
(Internet Archive)
Slovakia -
mixed usage
- while approved, press has been divided, censorship is common, and access is limited but improving
- Jan 27, 2021
https://www.health.gov.sk/Zdroje?/Sources/kategorizacia/doku_kl/ziad_lieky/Ivermectin-tabl..
(Internet Archive)
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22583299/use-of-parasite-medication-to-treat-coronavirus-patien..
(Internet Archive)
https://trialsitenews.com/beyond-the-roundup-first-eu-nation-to-approve-ivermectin-for-cov..
(Internet Archive)
https://bratislava.zoznam.sk/kauza-ivermectin-zistovali-sme-kde-sa-da-zohnat-a-kedy-bude-k..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.novinky.cz/koronavirus/clanek/slovensky-prukopnik-lecby-ivermektinem-neni-naho..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/primarka-letanovska-z-aro-lekari-nekdy-potrebuji-odva..
(Internet Archive)
https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-..
(Internet Archive)
Thailand -
isolated use

USA -
used in some regions
- Oct 31, 2020
https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/Marik_Critical_Care_C..
(Internet Archive)


Ukraine -
mixed usage
https://www.dec.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_12_21_kn_klinichne-vedennya-pacziye..
(Internet Archive)

Venezuela -
country-wide adoption
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XLTUt4W1aIjLf34yAZWrCOR9O6dA4w4c/view?usp=sharing
(Internet Archive)
Zimbabwe -
mixed usage
- Jan 28, 2021
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/news/africa/2021-06-27-zimbabwe-approves-use-of-ivermect..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/zimbabwe-oks-use-of-ivermectin-after-officials-deaths/2125..
(Internet Archive)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-27/south-africa-allows-use-of-parasite-dru..
(Internet Archive)

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