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Except Ivermectin was prescribed by private health care professionals as part of a medication medley to many of the rich who found success with it. Not only th

Except Ivermectin was prescribed by private health care professionals as part of a medication medley to many of the rich who found success with it. Not only that but HCQ and Ivermectin saved many Indian states from far worse numbers of covid deaths, transmissions and cases (although HCQ eventually became detrimental). You're thinking of the horse paste idiots who saw Ivermectin working but were denied safe access and the lady who murdered her husband with HCQ aquarium cleaner.

defrost 4y ago
None of which supports the notion that Ivermectin has any effect against COVID (in isolation). It's correlated with better outcomes in poorer countries for the simple reason that if you dose enough people with an antiparasitic drug in an environment where many people have parasites, overall health improves and a greater percentage of people are better equiped to fight off the worst effects of COVID. Private health care professionals in the (US|UK) catering to rich internet readers will happily prescribe an antiparasitic to their patients on demand, they keep their customers happy and an antiparasitic won't kill anyone and might even help with any undiagnosed parasites. Rich people across the world had better outcomes, they were able to isolate more, demand a higher level of hygiene from those that interact with them, afford better doctors, etc. Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites.
- mikrotikker 4y ago
  > None of which supports the notion that Ivermectin has any effect against COVID (in isolation). Yes correct > It's correlated with better outcomes in poorer countries for the simple reason that if you dose enough people with an antiparasitic drug in an environment where many people have parasites, overall health improves and a greater percentage of people are better equiped to fight off the worst effects of COVID. Sounds like a win > Private health care professionals in the (US|UK) catering to rich internet readers will happily prescribe an antiparasitic to their patients on demand, they keep their customers happy and an There was a specific medley being prescribed for $3500 with many baulking at the inclusion of ivermectin and refusing to take it but being strongly recommended by the doctor to finish the entire course despite already feeling improved. > antiparasitic won't kill anyone and might even help with any undiagnosed parasites. Sounds like a win. > Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites Big whoop.
  - defrost 4y ago
    > > Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites > Big whoop. ie. Essentially pointless waste of time and resources in a first world country with no significant parasitic issues.
  - adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
    the thing you're missing is that in developed countries very few people have parasites. as such people were promoting it as a miracle cure based on bad data and it would do absolutely nothing (other than have potentially dangerous side effects)
    - mikrotikker 4y ago
      Paracetamol is potentially dangerous. So are forks.

defrost 4y ago

None of which supports the notion that Ivermectin has any effect against COVID (in isolation). It's correlated with better outcomes in poorer countries for the simple reason that if you dose enough people with an antiparasitic drug in an environment where many people have parasites, overall health improves and a greater percentage of people are better equiped to fight off the worst effects of COVID. Private health care professionals in the (US|UK) catering to rich internet readers will happily prescribe an antiparasitic to their patients on demand, they keep their customers happy and an antiparasitic won't kill anyone and might even help with any undiagnosed parasites. Rich people across the world had better outcomes, they were able to isolate more, demand a higher level of hygiene from those that interact with them, afford better doctors, etc. Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites.

mikrotikker 4y ago
> None of which supports the notion that Ivermectin has any effect against COVID (in isolation). Yes correct > It's correlated with better outcomes in poorer countries for the simple reason that if you dose enough people with an antiparasitic drug in an environment where many people have parasites, overall health improves and a greater percentage of people are better equiped to fight off the worst effects of COVID. Sounds like a win > Private health care professionals in the (US|UK) catering to rich internet readers will happily prescribe an antiparasitic to their patients on demand, they keep their customers happy and an There was a specific medley being prescribed for $3500 with many baulking at the inclusion of ivermectin and refusing to take it but being strongly recommended by the doctor to finish the entire course despite already feeling improved. > antiparasitic won't kill anyone and might even help with any undiagnosed parasites. Sounds like a win. > Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites Big whoop.
- defrost 4y ago
  > > Properly conducted trials with sufficient ANOVA don't show any benefit for those with no parasites > Big whoop. ie. Essentially pointless waste of time and resources in a first world country with no significant parasitic issues.
- adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
  the thing you're missing is that in developed countries very few people have parasites. as such people were promoting it as a miracle cure based on bad data and it would do absolutely nothing (other than have potentially dangerous side effects)
  - mikrotikker 4y ago
    Paracetamol is potentially dangerous. So are forks.