Australian News Show Apologises for Implying Queen Could Benefit From Ivermectin

The shot from Nine's "A Current Affairs" program including an image of Stromectol, the U.S. brand name for ivermectin, which was published on Feb. 21 and subsequently edited and removed. Screenshot by The Epoch Times

Australian news program “A Current Affair” has apologised for accidentally implying Queen Elizabeth II—who is suffering from COVID-19—could benefit from being treated with ivermectin.

The segment produced by the program showed a video package including a voiceover, interview, and images of two different drugs, which, when edited together, unintentionally implied to the viewer that general practitioner, Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal, was suggesting the head of the British royal family could benefit from ivermectin