Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19 Posted byJeffrey R. Aeschlimann October 18, 2021 Leave a comment on Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19 Ivermectin has been a lifesaving drug for people with parasitic infections like river blindness and strongyloidiasis. But taking it for COVID-19 may result in the opposite effect.