Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic, is approved by the federal government but not in treatment for COVID-19. attorney for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration argued that the agency's guidance against taking ivermectin for COVID was "not mandatory" and a recommendation. "The cited statements were not directives. They were not mandatory. They were recommendations. They said what parties should do," lawyer Isaac Belfer said during a federal court hearing in Texas earlier this month, The Epoch Times reported. "They did not say you may not do it, you must not do it. They did not say it’s prohibited or it’s unlawful. They...