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Would be interested in your response to this. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250995v1 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.02.
by alecst 5y ago
Would be interested in your response to this.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250995v1 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250995v...
> Conclusion Our results suggest that co-infection with parasitic co-infection appears to be associated with reduced COVID-19 severity. The results suggest that parasite-driven immunomodulatory responses may mute hyperinflammation associated with severe COVID-19.
- ncmncm 5y agoModulating cytokine storms could be expected to result in better outcomes. Is a worm infection the best, or a good, way to do that? If ivermectin produces better outcomes where worms are common, the reasonable guess would be "no".
- alecst 5y agoMaybe you should have put this qualified opinion in your original post, since you seemed to imply that you knew that parasites always led to worse outcomes.