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Anti-vaccine Mandate Protesters March In Washington

Ryan Cole, Ph.D, speaks at the Defeat Mandates Rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on January 23, 2022. Cole, an Idaho-based physician, came under fire for suggesting the anti-parasitic drugs ivermectin, typically used for infections caused by roundworms and threadworms, and hydroxychloroquine, typically used to treat malaria, could treat COVID-19. Complaints by fellow Idaho physicians to the Washington Medical Commission allege that this advice further strained emergency rooms in the state. (Photo by Zach Brien/NurPhoto)