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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by swader999 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @01:57PM (#29798540)
Safety profile of ivermectin is well established over decades and millions of doses. On the WHO list of essential medicines.

It has a growing list of impressive rct results. The initial take down of the treatment was based on under powered trials (too low of dose, not enough doses and too late in progression). One can easily surmise it was discredited to promote more lucrative vaccines and on patent similar anti viral drugs. Just follow the money and look at who owns media, pharmaceuticals, and big tech. Gates, Fauci, black rock, vanguard, state street...

I know it works from personal experience, millions of observational data points, and anecdotal reports from hundreds of trusted people.

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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by boeingUH60 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:46PM (#29800216)
From what I know, Merck, the manufacturer of Ivermectin, discredited its use as a Covid-19 treatment [1]. If there's any one with the incentive to promote it, it's them, but they didn't. It strikes me as weird that some people still stubbornly tout the drug.

1- https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use...

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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by swader999 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:20PM (#29800703)
They definitely did their best to discredit it. It's off patent, they have no financial incentive to promote it and huge incentive to burry it.

They stand to make a lot of money off of their newer competitor to ivermectin called molnupiravir, just approved under emergency use authorisation.$700 per dose if I remember correctly vs less than a penny per dose to manufacture ivermectin.

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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by thebruce87m on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:41PM (#29800946)
Do you have a link to these millions of data points?
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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by swader999 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:05PM (#29803486)
Sure, here you go: https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/epide...

They link to the source data for each region analyzed so you can check it yourself if inclined.

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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by thebruce87m on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:49PM (#29813210)
Data validity aside, not sure I like the look of the disclaimer:

“Information is not intended as a replacement for diagnosis or treatment by your doctor. Nothing on this Website provides medical advice or any form of diagnosis or treatment of any kind to web users.”

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Re:Omicron Has Potential to Stop the Pandemic, but That's No... by swader999 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @02:29PM (#29813700)
Why? Typical disclaimer and probably good advice in general.
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