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We were just through the ivermectin topic recently. You just bemoaned the spreading of misinformation, yet your post and the newsletter you quoted is at least partly guilty of doing so. The article and two graphs you posted, at first glance,would have one believe that the increased calls to Florida poison control centers were from those taking the increased number of DOCTOR-PRESCRIBED ivermectin doses meant for humans shown in the other graph. They are not; they are cases of ignorant people taking veterinary preparations on their own, never meant for human use or consumption, and without consulting their doctor.
The increasing number of doctors PRESCRIBING ivermectin indicates that ivermectin has, indeed, shown some efficacy in alleviating Covid symptoms. The WHO advises its use only within clinical trial settings currently, but is open to its potentials. Several days ago, I posted links to several studies and articles re ivermectin's possible benefits when prescribed and taken correctly under a doctor's supervision.
Ignorant people taking drugs meant for livestock because they heard ivermectin might help doesn't mean ivermectin does not work, it means some humans do stupid things. We can do two different things with data... We can use it to further our own preconceived agendas and opinions as this author has, or we can attempt to interpret it without drawing incorrect conclusions. For a while there Tide Pod sales corresponded with a rise of kids eating Tide Pods and calling poison control. Does that mean Tide Pods are ineffective as laundry detergent, or that some Tide Pods were used inappropriately by the wrong people?
There is mis/disinformation, intentioned and unintended, malicious and innocent, everywhere, from every side of this issue.
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