Trolls convinced journalists they were “abortion bounty hunters”

Re:Trolls convinced journalists they were “abortion bounty h... by programmarchy on Saturday September 11, 2021 @01:05AM (#28489560)

Are you referring to the Rolling Stone article which then spread through cable news? That story was retracted because it was totally bogus.

There’s more to the ivermectin story than having anti-parasitic properties, even though that’s how it became famous. It also appears to have anti-viral properties [1]. And there have been 60+ studies showing its efficacy [2]. Just because it has anti-parasitic properties doesn't mean it couldn't also block biological pathways in viral infections as well.

[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016635422...

[2] https://ivmmeta.com

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Re:Trolls convinced journalists they were “abortion bounty h... by c0m on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:46AM (#28490667)

> inhibits the replication in vitro

https://xkcd.com/1217/

FWIW researching it is good and should be encouraged but most quality clinical trials so far like NCT04429711 and NCT04391127 haven't been very promising. Those which do show a statistically significant result have been flawed in one way or another. Hopefully when the Principle Trial reports people will get over it one way or another, but it's not looking promising. It may help somewhat at best, but it's no miracle cure.

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