> If ivermectin - a $3 treatment - proves to be effective then the emergency use Authorization for novel Covid therapies goes out the window. No, they don't, b

> If ivermectin - a $3 treatment - proves to be effective then the emergency use Authorization for novel Covid therapies goes out the window. No, they don't, because the vaccines still prevent you from getting infected in the first place. If ivermectin (or hydroxychloroquine, or Vitamin D, or whatever) had been discovered to work last year, I would have taken it but I would also have gotten the vaccine, because every story I've heard from survivors sounds like it was a deeply unpleasant experience. And I probably would have paid more for the vaccine than the government-negotiated rates, too. Also, those government-negotiated rates are about $20. A $3 treatment, as an ongoing preventative measure for the whole population, can easily add up to more than $20!