Anti-parasite drugs sweep Nobel prize in medicine 2015 “People are dying at unacceptable and untold rates, “I am a lung and ICU specialist, and all I do right now is take care of COVID-19 patients dying of breathlessness in ICUs. By the time they get to the ICU, it is nearly impossible to save most patients. They simply cannot breathe.” Epidemiologic analyses on COVID-19 and Ivermectin AP News: No evidence Ivermectin is a miracle drug against COVID-19
@SlyPokerDoc Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 : American Journal of Therapeutics Meta-analyses based on 18 randomized controlled treatment trials of ivermectin in COVID-19 have found large, statistically significant reductions in mortality, time to clinical recovery, and time to viral clearance. Furthermore, results from numerous controlled prophylaxis trials report significantly reduced risks of contracting COVID-19 with the regular use of ivermectin. Finally, the many examples of ivermectin distribution campaigns leading to rapid population-wide decreases in morbidity and mortality indicate that an oral agent effective in all phases of COVID-19 has been identified. To date, the efficacy of ivermectin in COVID-19 has been supported by the following: Since 2012, multiple in vitro studies have demonstrated that Ivermectin inhibits the replication of many viruses, including influenza, Zika, Dengue, and others.9–17 Ivermectin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and binding to host tissue through several observed and proposed mechanisms.18 Ivermectin has potent anti-inflammatory properties with in vitro data demonstrating profound inhibition of both cytokine production and transcription of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), the most potent mediator of inflammation.37–39 Ivermectin significantly diminishes viral load and protects against organ damage in multiple animal models when infected with SARS-CoV-2 or similar coronaviruses.31,32 Ivermectin prevents transmission and development of COVID-19 disease in those exposed to infected patients.40–45 Ivermectin hastens recovery and prevents deterioration in patients with mild to moderate disease treated early after symptoms.45,49–52,61,62 Ivermectin hastens recovery and avoidance of ICU admission and death in hospitalized patients.45,51,53,63–66 Ivermectin reduces mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19.45,53,63 Ivermectin leads to temporally associated reductions in case fatality rates in regions after ivermectin distribution campaigns.48 The safety, availability, and cost of ivermectin are nearly unparalleled given its low incidence of important drug interactions along with only mild and rare side effects observed in almost 40 years of use and billions of doses administered.75 The World Health Organization has long included ivermectin on its “List of Essential Medicines.”
Science has become religion as far as I can tell. Blind followers, uninspiring dogma, constantly changing explanations, aggressive shaming. It’s really got it all.
