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Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by wrycoder on Saturday June 19, 2021 @09:16PM (#27566130)
That would depend on the efficacy of the existing possible treatment. Ivermectin is 70%, so it's not as effective as a vaccine. But it's a hell of lot better than nothing.
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Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by pbak on Sunday June 20, 2021 @04:59PM (#27573856)
You have reversed the logical sequence.

You can't know how efficient a vaccine is without a trial. You need an authorization first to do that. But you wouldn't get an authorization if something exists, even "only" 70% better, because that 70% would make Covid less lethal than the yearly flu.

Hence 70% is enough to block emergency vaccines trial authorization.

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Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec... by raarts on Sunday June 20, 2021 @03:29PM (#27573140)
Doctors often combine multiple drugs/treatments. Not every single part of the combination needs to be as good as a vaccine.
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