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> One can be anti-mandate without being anti-vaccine. One can be pro-therapeutic without being anti-vaccine. One can be pro-investigation of therapeutics withou
by croon 5y ago
> One can be anti-mandate without being anti-vaccine. One can be pro-therapeutic without being anti-vaccine. One can be pro-investigation of therapeutics without being anti-vaccine. One can be pro-doctoral autonomy (with regards to off label prescription) without being anti-vaccine.
Sure, I agree with that, and neither of those were in the quote I responded to, which is why I asked about "that specific generalization".
Is there anyone taking Ivermectin that also isn't anti-vaccine, right of center politically, and don't know that the risks with vaccines are also the risks of covid itself, only lower with vaccines?
I'm asking because here I think the issue is deeper than the generalizations, in that politics has engulfed views (science/anti-science) that shouldn't be political to begin with.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI know many people who either: 1) took ivermectin prophylactically when the vaccine wasn't available, and also got the vaccine when it was. 2) are now vaccinated and have ivermectin on standby in case they test positive. I know nobody who is currently unvaccinated and still taking ivermectin as prophylactic
- croon 5y agoI stand corrected, I have yet to encounter that nuance, and we have often enter into political discussions at work and socially, but sadly all too formulaic in the end.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI would also add that there are thousands of Americans being enrolled in FDA approved well-controlled medical trials for the use of Ivermectin at some of the most prestigious medical hospitals in the US. Of course, this doesn't mean it works. We are doing the trials specifically because we don't know if it works or not, but reasonably believe that it could
- evv555 5y ago>Is there anyone taking Ivermectin that also isn't anti-vaccine, right of center politically, and don't know that the risks with vaccines are also the risks of covid itself, only lower with vaccines? I'm vaccinated and would consider taking Ivermectin/Fluvoxamine if I become infected and detect it early enough. I also make sure to supplement with Vit D/Vit C/Zinc pre-emptively even though these are vaguely associated with "antivaxxer" now.