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In reply to the discussion: Ivermectin to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in Oxford's PRINCIPLE trial [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)62. Of course. But they would rather trust a pill or paste approved by the FDA for de-worming,
than trust a vaccine approved by the FDA for helping us fight a deadly virus.
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MisterNiceKitty
Aug 2021
OP
Have you researched online how many countries in the world are using Ivermectin?
womanofthehills
Aug 2021
#20
So what? It works on an intestinal parasite. Does it blast viruses out of noses?
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#39
Of course. But they would rather trust a pill or paste approved by the FDA for de-worming,
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#62
It's news, Oxford is well respected, ivermectin needs to be definitively shot down and buried
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2021
#6
But it's also growing in the nose, and no amount of shitting will shit it out the nostrils. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#43
They take it for parasites in the intestines and on the skin, not viruses in the NOSE
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#44
Maybe because in a pandemic with thousands dying, putting money and research scientists on this
viva la
Aug 2021
#65
We've seen this before-- with AIDS-- these "crank" treatments crowd out the effective
viva la
Aug 2021
#55
Don't know about the UK but in the US the standard of care for outpatients is "go home, feel better"
Klaralven
Aug 2021
#32
Because of a severely flawed study and a preprint which didn't stand up to peer review.
herding cats
Aug 2021
#49