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Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov... by jleyank on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:21PM (#28519051)
If they won’t take a rapidly developed vaccine, why would they take a rapidly developed treatment? By the time things are “safely tested”, they’ll either be dead from COVID or recovered from it. Long COVID would suck, though.
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Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov... by logicalmonster on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:39PM (#28519165)
> If they won’t take a rapidly developed vaccine, why would they take a rapidly developed treatment?

* Ivermectin has long since been approved for human usage. It might not treat Covid very well (this is very much unproven) but a proper dose wouldn't kill you.

* People who are resisting the vaccines are famously seeking out the version of Ivermectin made for horses. Of course there's interest in trying this out.

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