Ivermectin. Again.

[George K]

[George K]

[Jolly]

OTC

https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3261642-tennessee-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-over-the-counter-sales-of-ivermectin/

[taiwan_girl]

@Jolly That seems kind of weird to me. If I want to fix lights in my house, I would call a electrician.

If I want good information on medicines, i would rely on medical people on politicians.

Not sure what I would rely on politicians for? LOL

[Doctor Phibes]

I wonder if they know that Ivermectin can be used to induce abortions.

(I just made that up, but it would be bloody hilarious if it was true)

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in Ivermectin. Again.:

OTC

https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3261642-tennessee-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-over-the-counter-sales-of-ivermectin/

Homeopathy for Magats.

[George K]

Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities

Key Points
Question Does adding ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available antiparasitic drug, to the standard of care reduce the risk of severe disease in patients with COVID-19 and comorbidities?

Findings In this open-label randomized clinical trial of high-risk patients with COVID-19 in Malaysia, a 5-day course of oral ivermectin administered during the first week of illness did not reduce the risk of developing severe disease compared with standard of care alone.

Meaning The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19.

[George K]

Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19

Question: Does ivermectin, 400 μg/kg, daily for 3 days, compared with placebo, shorten symptom duration among adult (≥30 years) outpatients in the US with symptomatic mild to moderate COVID-19?

Findings: In this double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled platform trial conducted in the US during a period of Delta and Omicron variant predominance, and that included 1591 adult outpatients with COVID-19, the posterior probability of improvement in time to recovery in those treated with ivermectin vs placebo had a hazard ratio of 1.07, with a posterior probability of benefit of .91. This did not meet the prespecified threshold of posterior probability greater than .95.

Meaning: These findings do not support the use of ivermectin in outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

[taiwan_girl]

Follow the science. LOL

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Ivermectin. Again.:

Follow the science. LOL

Indeed.

Now show me the science behind (non N95) masks.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K I always thought of masks as somewhat like a screen window.

Pretty obvious that it was not going to keep every bug from your house, but it will keep out some bugs.

With non N95 masks, the amount of germ molecules that it protects you from may be very low however, but I think the number is higher than zero %.

[Axtremus]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Ivermectin. Again.:

I wonder if they know that Ivermectin can be used to induce abortions.

(I just made that up, but it would be bloody hilarious if it was true)

This meta study was done before COVID and outside of the USA, so not influenced by COVID-induced politicization:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/585637

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Ivermectin. Again.:

@taiwan_girl said in Ivermectin. Again.:

Follow the science. LOL

Indeed.

Now show me the science behind (non N95) masks.

I’ve done my own research. I wore a mask and I didn’t get sick.

I’m awaiting my invitation to appear on Joe Rogan