Bowden has used her Twitter account to share her opinions about COVID-19, mainly about
the drug ivermectin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued has
health advisories about ivermectin, reiterating that it does not treat or prevent COVID-19. The drug is commonly used to treat parasites in humans and animals. The National Institutes of Health has determined there is "insufficient data" to recommend the drug for COVID prevention and treatment, and the FDA has not approved it for such uses either.