He was dying without it. Ivermectin has 40 years of history and is regarded as extremely safe. Not administering a drug with a 40-year safety history totally negates the Dying Patients Right to Try. The family offered to sign a waiver removing the hospital from any liability. This is all about greed and control.
Ivermetin used in used in humans for parasites. No, I'm not taking about vet grade horse de-wormer.
In many poor , rural 3rd world countries, disease from pest infestation is a real problem .
Ivermectin is used to treat the parasite.
However, it's NOT an anti-viral and would be useless in treating a virus based illness like Covid.
Giving Ivermectic to treat Covid is like changing a tire when the car is out of gas.
FYI, the vast majority infected with Covid , recover and don't die from it .