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Most Americans aren’t going to let an FDA recommendation influence what we put in our bodies. Half of us are taking horse dewormers.

• dehrmann 5y ago
  No need to call out that it's for horses. Ivermectin is also used in humans for the same purpose (parasites). It's ineffective for covid, but adding the "horse" bit makes it seem more dangerous than it really is.
  • lou1306 5y ago
    While it's true invermectin is also approved for humans, some people do buy/take the veterinarian tablets that target the, uh, "horse market". So they are in fact using a horse drug.
    • kcplate 5y ago
      > Some people Ya know, I keep hearing this, but no one ever seems to quote any actual statistics of the practice happening. Even the big Rolling Stone article that half the media quoted and went viral regarding the Oklahoma ERs having a rash of veterinary ivermectin ODs was complete BS. Some other article I read quoted about a “rash” of calls about horse ivermectin to poison control, which buried a few paragraphs in the article turned out to be like 4-5 calls total and pretty much all were just general calls inquiring if it was dangerous. So while I am sure there are some people taking it, I imagine it’s about as prevalent a practice as the “some people took fish tank cleaner” last year…which turns out apparently the only actual case was just some crazy lady trying to kill her husband. But hey I’m open to real evidence of the practice if someone can find some actual data and post it. Until then I chalk this up as rumor and assumption.
• atatatat 5y ago
  "Half of us" — screenshot a real person in your social network claiming to be on it.