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The middle ground always gets pushed to the extremes when there's a strong push to alienate some views. Covid was worse than the flu, but the flu is also deadl

by Natsu 3y ago

The middle ground always gets pushed to the extremes when there's a strong push to alienate some views. Covid was worse than the flu, but the flu is also deadly and we should be paying more attention to vaccinating it. The deaths aren't evenly distributed, either, young healthy people have less to worry about, but "less" isn't "nothing." For masks, you really wanted N95 masks, not cloth, and you still have to avoid large indoor gatherings. Nobody said that bleach in the lungs was good. Trump mentioned disinfectant presumably butchering a description of the HealLight which would use UV to destroy the virus, effectively "disinfecting" the lungs. There are always idiots poisoning themselves with bleach, though, but nobody pays much attention to the poison control stats most of the time. HCQ and Ivermectin had some promising studies but no real effectiveness for the things people wanted them for. There probably is some rise in myocarditis due to vaccines... but they're still a lot safer if you look at mortality rates. "Great Reset" was from an actual policy proposal someone put out, but doesn't really stand for the things the conspiracies say it does. All of these things got pushed into extreme caricatures depending on what side you trust.

pyuser583 3y ago
I thought that Ivermectin was proven to be helpful in places where parasitic infestations are extremely common (most of the world). The problem being that treating someone with steroids also strengthens parasites, which burdens the immune system even more. So in parts of the world where parasites are common, it makes sense to treat with an anti-parasite drug from the beginning (no need to test for actual parasites). In parts of the world without widespread parasite infections (for example, the US), the costs outweigh the benefits. This caused lots of confusion because there were quite a few papers promoting Ivermectin as part of treatment. The fine print said “in developing countries” but nobody reads the fine print.

by Natsu 3y ago

pyuser583 3y ago

I thought that Ivermectin was proven to be helpful in places where parasitic infestations are extremely common (most of the world). The problem being that treating someone with steroids also strengthens parasites, which burdens the immune system even more. So in parts of the world where parasites are common, it makes sense to treat with an anti-parasite drug from the beginning (no need to test for actual parasites). In parts of the world without widespread parasite infections (for example, the US), the costs outweigh the benefits. This caused lots of confusion because there were quite a few papers promoting Ivermectin as part of treatment. The fine print said “in developing countries” but nobody reads the fine print.