Florida officials on Sept. 24 announced they are investing $60 million into research into cancer prevention and treatment, with a focus on repurposed drugs such as ivermectin.
Ivermectin—approved as an anti-parasitic—is cheap, typically less than $1 per pill, but that means companies do not have incentive to fund research into other uses due to the lack of possible return on investment (ROI), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, who’s a cancer survivor, told a press conference in Tampa.
“We’re uniquely positioned to do that because we’re not in it for an ROI from a corporate standpoint. We’re in it for an ROI on behalf of you, the taxpayer, and you who has a family member who’s suffering from cancer.”…