Same as with climate science. When predictions turn wrong (glaciers still existing in 2020, Great Barrier Reef recovering) everyone just moves on to new fear-mongering.
Surely you aren't going to argue the the vaccines did more harm than good?
Or that wearing a mask caused someone personal harm?
Or that trying to keep kids safe was a bad idea? My wife personally took care of many sick covid kids. They had all kinds of weird ailments no one was used to pre-pandemic.
Not sure why you are citing glaciers still existing as something to stand on, they are clearly and measurably disappearing.
Her response, "What is the standard of care for Covid patients first presenting?"
There were none for years, the Govt conspired with BigTech to characterize doctors like Zelenko (RIP) and McCullough as loony quacks when they came up with their own protocols for treatment.
Yet, later on the govt did come out with protocols that strangely, mimicked Zelenko & McCullough's material.
No no no this is disinformation! A protocol which includes *checks notes* Pfizermectin is totally different than a protocol which includes ivermectin. You can't compare the two!
If by "Pfizermectin" you are referring to Paxlovid, that is not accurate. There are significant biochemical and pharmacokinetic differences between the molecules.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2021/12/02/how-does-pfizers-paxlov...
However, the McCullough protocol [1], and the closely related Zelenko protocols were not only about Ivermectin, HCQ, or Zinc, but instead cocktails of drugs with proven efficacy, and an overall approach to treatment prior to hospitalization.
Referencing the late 2020 publication:
Sanitization
Masks
hand washing / hand sanitizer Fresh air / Air circulation Negative pressure air isolation
Supplements:
Zinc with hydroxychloroquine Vitamin D & Vitamin C
Antivirals / Antibiotics
Quercetin Favipiravir Azithromycin Doxycycline
Mono-Clonal antibodies
bamlanivimab (MAB) casirivimab and imdevimab (MABs)
Anti-Inflammatory Colchicine
Corticosteroids
budesonide dexamethasone
Antiplatelet agents and antithrombotics
aspirin heparin Orals - pixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, dabigatran
[1] https://www.imrpress.com/journal/RCM/21/4/10.31083/j.rcm.202...
This is why I say it is all over the place.
Also, RCTs have significant challenges in them
Climate science has been churning for decades. Would disagreeing conclusions be laughed off at first? Sure, probably. When most disagreement has been junk science by quacks, it's natural to reflexively make that assumption of new disagreement. But there's ample time and space for new studies to be analyzed, expanded on, replicated.