Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data alone are unreliable

Re:Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data... by burkaman on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:56PM (#28621690)

The sources agree, look at the bullet point above the one you quoted.

• The Mississippi Poison Control Center has received an increasing number of calls from individuals with potential ivermectin exposure taken to treat or prevent COVID-19 infection.

• At least 70% of the recent calls have been related to ingestion of livestock or animal formulations of ivermectin purchased at livestock supply centers.

So, 70% of "calls from individuals with potential ivermectin exposure" were "related to ingestion of livestock or animal formulations of ivermectin", which is what the AP's correction says.

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Re:Lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data... by cyounkins on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:02PM (#28621778)

Ah, I see now. "the recent calls" refers only to calls about ivermectin, not ALL recent calls.

Still, the AP misunderstood as well, misreported it, and later issued a correction. Before the correction, it was syndicated by many news outlets like New York Times. I think most people are unaware of the important correction.

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