Ivermectin - A Key in the Bunch of Keys to Unlock the Other Activities Including Educational Institutions in COVID-19 Pandemic

The Coronavirus has caused a Pandemic leading to a total Lockdown the world over. With passage of time the process of unlocking has started all over and is being implemented in a stepwise manner. The Industry and Service sectors have opened with the risks involved but the Educational Institutions are yet to open in the major part of the world including low and middle income countries like India. An effective vaccine is the most important solution; still some more preventive measures have to be adopted for total protection of the students. Ivermectin is being used at some places for treatment of Covid 19, mainly on experimental basis. The results are encouraging and a serious thought should be given for using Ivermectin as a prophylaxisfor SARS-CoV-2. Along with other preventive measures. It may be proving to be a key in the bunch of keys to unlock the world and Educational Institutions. The other keys in the bunch being masking, physical distancing, hand washing, steaming and vaccine.