Mayo Patient’s Family Begs Judge to Allow ‘Fighting Chance’ With Ivermectin

Claudia Pisano is fighting to try to save the life of her husband of 51 years, Daniel, by asking a judge to order Mayo Clinic to allow treatment with ivermectin. The Florida hospital's protocols for COVID-19 have failed and Daniel, who is unconscious and on a ventilator, has a 0-5 percent chance of survival, hospitals officials have told the family. Courtesy of Chris Pisano

A mother and son filed a lawsuit in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Wednesday against Mayo Clinic Florida, asking a judge to compel the hospital to give ivermectin and other treatments to their loved one now on “death’s doorstep.”

The hospital has denied the family’s request to try alternative treatments for COVID-19 that have been prescribed by an outside doctor. At the time of publication, Mayo Clinic had not responded to repeated requests for comment.