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False: The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has lifted the ban on ivermectin after finally admitting it is safe and effective in treating COVID-19. The claim that the TGA has lifted its restrictions on ivermectin after finally admitting it is safe and effective in treating COVID is false. The TGA has said its stance on the use of the medicine to treat COVID is unchanged. Instead, it lifted the restrictions as it concluded there is now sufficient evidence to reliably inform health professionals it is ineffective at treating COVID. Questions also remain over its safety. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)