Re:Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19 Infec...
by spiffydave on Saturday June 19, 2021 @10:00PM
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"but why it would work for covid doesn't make sense"
This is the way many treatments work. For example, hydroxychloroquine was a treatment for malaria, but doctors found that some patients with autoimmune disease had their symptoms lessened or eliminated as they were treated for malaria.
So, it has become a milder treatment for autoimmune disease in some cases. The scientific community doesn't 100% understand why it's effective for autoimmune disease, but there you go. It seems to work in many cases.
I say this not as an expert, but as someone who has taken it and it has worked for me. I don't care that the mechanism is unexplained.
This is the way many treatments work. For example, hydroxychloroquine was a treatment for malaria, but doctors found that some patients with autoimmune disease had their symptoms lessened or eliminated as they were treated for malaria.
So, it has become a milder treatment for autoimmune disease in some cases. The scientific community doesn't 100% understand why it's effective for autoimmune disease, but there you go. It seems to work in many cases.
I say this not as an expert, but as someone who has taken it and it has worked for me. I don't care that the mechanism is unexplained.