COVID-19: Joe Rogan – podcast host who suggested young people should not get vaccinated – tests positive | Ents & Arts News

Controversial but popular podcast host Joe Rogan has tested positive for COVID-19.

The comedian, who has come under fire for suggesting healthy young people shouldn’t take the COVID-19[female[feminine vaccine, said he fell ill while returning from a show in Florida, where infection rates are high.

Rogan said he had a headache and felt “very weary” and “run down”, and that he had quarantined himself away from the rest of his family and had been tested for COVID.

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The vaccination status of the 54-year-old man is unknown, but he pointed out “I am not an anti-vax person” following his opposing views on the vaccine.

He added that he was being treated with a number of medications, including monoclonal antibodies and the steroid prednisone.

Rogan added that he was on “vitamin drip” and ivermectin, an animal deworming agent, whose use to treat COVID-19 has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. the United States.

Indeed, the FDA explicitly warns against the use of drugs, saying in a statement on its website: “The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 in humans.

“Ivermectin tablets are approved in very specific doses for certain parasitic worms, and there are topical (on the skin) formulations for head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. Ivermectin is not a antiviral (a medicine to treat viruses).

“Taking large doses of this drug is dangerous and can cause serious harm.”

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The drug has become popular among COVID skeptics in the United States, with many choosing to take the unapproved animal dewormer rather than the vaccine now approved by the FDA.

Rogan was on tour with his show The Sacred Clown and was scheduled to perform in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday alongside his comedic colleague Dave Chappelle.

He is known to be one of the world’s most popular podcasters, with his show The Joe Rogan Experience purchased by Spotify in 2020, reportedly for more than $ 100million (£ 77million).