Arkansas officials praise doctor accused of giving inmates ivermectin without consent

Despite lawsuit filed against Dr Robert Karas by four inmates, local officials have praised him for a job well done'

An Arkansas doctor accused of prescribing ivermectin to inmates in his state without their consent has been praised by local officials for a job well done" despite widespread outrage at his actions.

In January, the Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Dr Robert Karas, the physician at Arkansas's Washington county detention center, on behalf of four inmates who said they were given ivermectin to treat Covid-19 as a form of medical experiment".