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> Why not just do those things and prove to the people it doesn't work? Because that takes time away from providing actual medical help. Think of it like a DD

> Why not just do those things and prove to the people it doesn't work? Because that takes time away from providing actual medical help. Think of it like a DDoS, all the cranks lining up for their dose of <not even a placebo> taking up the time of actual Doctors, nurses, and other essential staff who chose jobs to try and actually help people. Imagine being a trained Doctor and spending your day performing worthless procedures on those who refuse to take the advice it took the Doctor years to earn the right to provide.

epicureanideal 5y ago
From what I understand, ivermectin has a fantastic safety profile if taken at the correct doses. For the 5% of the population that wants to take it, I truly don't understand what harm would come from letting it be prescribed and just giving them the pills with proper instructions and dosages, so people don't die from trying to self-dose with preparations meant for animals or obtaining it from sources that lack quality control. I would really appreciate it if someone would explain to me what the reasoning is for this not happening. Like most people here, I'm an educated professional, and I've watched hundreds of hours of video from actual doctors about the pandemic, and I still do not understand the reason.
- Bud 5y ago
  1) it doesn't work 2) it takes valuable time, supplies, and resources away from actual medical care 3) it allows wackos from Fox News to dictate medical care, instead of, you know, doctors, or science, which is an awful precedent to set 4) see #1
- irq 5y ago
  > For the 5% of the population that wants to take it, I truly don't understand what harm would come from letting it be prescribed One harm is that it would help legitimize the drug as a COVID treatment, when science shows otherwise. Put simply, the harm is that the already harmful misinformation that ivermectin helps would become even more pervasive. The only way out of this pandemic is _towards_ reason, not away.

epicureanideal 5y ago

From what I understand, ivermectin has a fantastic safety profile if taken at the correct doses. For the 5% of the population that wants to take it, I truly don't understand what harm would come from letting it be prescribed and just giving them the pills with proper instructions and dosages, so people don't die from trying to self-dose with preparations meant for animals or obtaining it from sources that lack quality control. I would really appreciate it if someone would explain to me what the reasoning is for this not happening. Like most people here, I'm an educated professional, and I've watched hundreds of hours of video from actual doctors about the pandemic, and I still do not understand the reason.

Bud 5y ago
1) it doesn't work 2) it takes valuable time, supplies, and resources away from actual medical care 3) it allows wackos from Fox News to dictate medical care, instead of, you know, doctors, or science, which is an awful precedent to set 4) see #1
irq 5y ago
> For the 5% of the population that wants to take it, I truly don't understand what harm would come from letting it be prescribed One harm is that it would help legitimize the drug as a COVID treatment, when science shows otherwise. Put simply, the harm is that the already harmful misinformation that ivermectin helps would become even more pervasive. The only way out of this pandemic is _towards_ reason, not away.