Because as studies demonstrating the effectiveness continue to come in he wants to set up an EUA for Ivermectin and give doctors the ability to prescribe it to treat covid. Wants to start trials as well.
Sources (I tried to do a search for English articles, but for some reason no major US newspaper is reporting on this...)
Yomiuri article (Japanese):
「今こそイベルメクチンを使え」東京都医師会の尾崎治夫会長が語ったその効能 : NEWS特集 : 記事・論考 : 調査研究
Video (timestamped) of emergency press conference where he discusses Ivermectin (Japanese):
Bu-bu-bu didn't the FDA say that's for horses?!
Rely solely on information from the US government and American news media brehs
Sources (I tried to do a search for English articles, but for some reason no major US newspaper is reporting on this...)
Yomiuri article (Japanese):
「今こそイベルメクチンを使え」東京都医師会の尾崎治夫会長が語ったその効能 : NEWS特集 : 記事・論考 : 調査研究
Video (timestamped) of emergency press conference where he discusses Ivermectin (Japanese):
Bu-bu-bu didn't the FDA say that's for horses?!

Rely solely on information from the US government and American news media brehs