24 DAILY NEWS – Reports of a rare Andes hantavirus outbreak have prompted political figures and prominent advocates of ivermectin to promote the drug as a potential treatment, despite the lack of clinical evidence supporting its use against hantaviruses.
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested on social media that vitamin D, zinc, and ivermectin could prevent the rodent-borne disease. Ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication, gained popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic amid a rise in vaccine skepticism. In a separate post, Greene referenced a 2024 article discussing mRNA hantavirus vaccine research while making claims that pharmaceutical companies “manipulate the virus (bioweapon)” and “make the vaccine (poison).”
High-profile ivermectin advocates, including physician and activist Mary Talley Bowden, have shared claims online, with Bowden’s post on the subject garnering millions of views. Commentator Josh Walkos, known as “Champagne Joshi,” also raised questions about hant
