By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-09-29 18:06:51 | Updated at 2026-09-29 20:36:59
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Several doctors on Sept. 28 said during a roundtable that ivermectin, along with other repurposed drugs, led to the recovery of COVID-19 patients.
“I observed many of the alternative treatments … that were censored by medical societies, pharmacists, social media, the press, and established health agencies—treatments including ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamin D, zinc, quercetin, and just physical exercise—were highly effective at treating COVID,” Dr. James P. Miller, who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state and now practices in Florida, testified during the event.
Dr. Susan Rohr, who practices in South Dakota, said during the roundtable that administrators at the practice instructed people to stick with government-recommended treatment methods, including supplemental oxygen and intubation. She said that she still presented other options for families and patients who requested assistance, including repurposed drugs.
Rohr recounted a 52-year-old female patient in dire straits. The woman, a wife and mother, was intubated for about two weeks when Rohr returned to the intensive care unit. Family members met with Rohr, and she advised them of alternative options. Relatives chose to proceed with a package that included a steroid called methylprednisolone and ivermectin.
“She’s now alive and well,” Rohr said. “She continues to flourish and live a full life with her family, as do many more.”
A third physician, Dr. John Littell of Florida, told the event that he was disciplined after giving a patient ivermectin.
“We expect our physicians to be in lockstep with us when it comes to hospital policy,” Littell recalled being told.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hosted the roundtable in Washington. He said that he has proposed legislation that would enable doctors to use drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for “basically whatever good doctors … would decide to do” with them.
Ivermectin is approved by the FDA to treat parasitic infections. It has been used for various other maladies off-label.
Data on ivermectin against COVID-19 is mixed. Some testing suggested it was effective, while others indicated it was not.
People who were admitted to hospitals with COVID-19, or family members of those who were, also testified at the roundtable. Multiple patients, they said, were denied ivermectin and other repurposed drugs, and some of those patients died.
Ralph Lorigo, an attorney, said he represented 212 such families across 40 states and was able to secure access for dozens of patients. He said that for the 72 cases he won that resulted in ivermectin being administered, all but three patients survived, while every single person in the other cases perished.
Littell said he witnessed patients being denied access to drugs such as ivermectin.
“I’m here representing a medical profession that I know can and will do better for the patients of this country, and I apologize for those who did not,” he said.
