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Very exciting! The Monash in-vitro study you reference showed shows ivermectin alone cleared viral RNA within 48 hours of a single treatment! https://www.monas
by giardini 6y ago
Very exciting! The Monash in-vitro study you reference showed shows ivermectin alone cleared viral RNA within 48 hours of a single treatment!
https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/news-and-events/news/2020-articles/Lab-experiments-show-anti-parasitic-drug,-Ivermectin,-eliminates-SARS-CoV-2-in-cells-in-48-hours https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/news-and-events/n...
Ivermectin has already been approved for human use against other diseases (as were HCQ and chloroquine). But another problem intrudes: the ivermectin dosage levels required against Covid-19 may be toxic to humans:
"The approved dose of ivermectin alone not useful in treating COVID-19":
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200427/Ivermectin-alone-not-useful-in-treating-COVID-19.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200427/Ivermectin-alone-...
But studies will continue:
"Human trials begin despite warnings about Monash' COVID-19 head lice study":
https://www.smh.com.au/national/human-trials-begin-despite-warnings-about-monash-covid-19-head-lice-study-20200423-p54mm6.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/human-trials-begin-despite-w...
Exciting but frustrating work!
And meanwhile in Bangladesh they're actually treating people with ivermectin + doxycycline!
- rpiguy 6y agoI agree, but sadly it will likely be ignored here in the US.