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TheFarseer

(9,669 posts) Fri Dec 11, 2020, 12:17 PM Dec 2020

What do we know about Ivermectin as a Covid cure? [View all]

My Fox watching dad keeps telling me it’s extremely effective in fighting Covid. I’m not a clinical drug researcher so I have no idea. It would be odd if a drug he used to give to his hogs for parasites was the cure for Covid but hey, who knows?

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What do we know about Ivermectin as a Covid cure? [View all] TheFarseer Dec 2020 OP

That's the drug I gave my dogs to prevent heartworm. n/t napi21 Dec 2020 #1

Consider the source Jerry2144 Dec 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Jerry2144 Dec 2020 #3

One study showed that it works in a monkey kidney cell culture AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #4

I hope this does not get Politicized, and we can get some actual science. mackdaddy Dec 2020 #5

Thanks! TheFarseer Dec 2020 #7

Some poorly conducted studies with major methodological limitations. They won't get roundworms tho hlthe2b Dec 2020 #6

Hard to believe Bayard Dec 2020 #8

"We won't get vaxed....Now if you'll excuse us, we're off to the farm store for animal medicine." LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #9

Major study of Ivermectin, the anti-vaccine crowd's latest COVID drug, finds 'no effect whatsoever' LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #10