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It's a shame that the discourse around this drug has been horribly mangled by conspiracy theorists. If it actually ends up being useful, it'll have to overcome

It's a shame that the discourse around this drug has been horribly mangled by conspiracy theorists. If it actually ends up being useful, it'll have to overcome a higher barrier to mainstream entry much like hydroxychloroquine. In HCQ's case the higher barrier was correct as its evidence was laughable, in IVM's case the evidence is still not convincing, and it has a lot further go to before the conspiracy theorists are given any shrift. The abstract to this particular article doesn't help, as its tone sounds like conspiracy theorist catnip.

forcry 5y ago
>It's a shame that the discourse around this drug has been horribly mangled by conspiracy theorists.. Do you think companies that are developing vaccines and other costly treatments for Covid does not have an incentive to discredit Ivermectin? If you say, yes they have an incentive, but there is no evidence that they are doing so, then it becomes quite subjective. If you think it is not possible for the researchers and media to work towards a narrative, then of course that is an outrageous possibility, but if you think that is possible, then not so much so..