Re:Early clinical trial shows anti-depressant prevents hospi...
by 67868018 on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:43PM
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Ivermectin? The animal dewormer? Did COVID suddenly grow glutamate-gated chloride channels?
Re:Early clinical trial shows anti-depressant prevents hospi...
by nikolay on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:45PM
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Ivermectin has been known even before COVID-19 for having antiviral properties. And it's not an animal dewormer - it's been recognized as essential medicine for humans by the WHO and there's even a Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded for its application in eradicating parasites in humans. During the last 30 years, nearly 4 billion doses of it have been applied to humans.
Executive Director Steve Kirsch wrote this post on the most promising early treatments and CETF feels Ivermectin and Fluvoximine are the two most promising which they are currently funding studies on. He's continuing to update this post almost daily. As of now, the data is still insufficient to be conclusive (which he highlights) but I appreciate they are sharing these kind of insights from the front lines, at least for those capable of understanding the nature of evolving research and the associated uncertainties. Of particular interest, he links to Washington University's large-population, remote trial of fluvoximine that's free and anyone can apply and participate from home.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-current-treatment-for-Covi...