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Children's Health Defense March 11, 2022 VIA ONLINE PORTAL National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Room 6G51 5601 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20892 (phone) (fax) Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Dear Sir or Madam: In an interview with CNN on August 29, 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned against using the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat or prevent a COVID-19 infection.' Fauci stated: "Don't do itThere's no evidence whatsoever that it works and it could potentially have toxicity... with people who have gone to poison control centers because they've taken the drug at a ridiculous dose and wind up getting sick. There's no clinical evidence that indicates that this works." On January 11, 2022, Fauci testified to lawmakers that there have been mixed guidelines about the use of ivermectin against COVID-19 from different health agencies around the world, and guidance issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) previously concluded there was not enough evidence to say whether it is effective against COVID-19. ? "Ivermectin has had noncontrolled trials suggesting that it might be effective -- mostly * 'Don 't do it': Dr. Fauci warns against taking Ivermectin to fic font one 19," 'CNN, accessed March 7, 2022). ? Senate Hearing on Federal Response to COVID-19 Variants, C-SPAN, (Jan. 11, 2022), https://www.c-span.org/video/?517046-1/senate-hearing-federal-response-covid-19-variants (last accessed March 7, 2022).