Right, the Ivermectin crowd is totally data driven
Here's a science article for ya.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016635422...
There's actually way more science behind ivermectin than that experimental substance from moderna you had injected in your body.
So I'm confused is the slogan: "trust the science"?
Or is the slogan: "trust the science that supports your narrative"?
The Caly et al paper you cite is based on a cell culture (in vitro) experiment, not a clinical trial. No human subjects were tested, and subsequent researchers have had difficulty recreating the observed result. Virtually all other studies supporting ivermectin's use against COVID-19 have been shown to have serious flaws. To quote a review,"Research related to ivermectin in COVID-19 has serious methodological limitations resulting in very low certainty of the evidence, and continues to grow." [1]
If the Ivermectin crowd were really interested in finding an effective oral treatment for COVID-19, and not just manipulating a political prop, why are they silent on Molnupiravir, which has been shown to be effective in clinical trials [2]?
[1] https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/26/bmjebm-2021-111... [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219109/
I'm assuming it's safe if it won the Nobel price and has many years of usage backing it.
That's more than can be said for these Covid vaccines.
In Vitro is a good sign that it may also be effective in vivo and worth trying especially in a drug that has proved to be safe and efficacious in other diseases.
Molnupiravir does that have many years of usage?
I think you get my point. people don't trust corporations to look out for their best interests especially drug companies.. and therefore aren't going to try medicine based on the company's promise that it's safe.
My understanding is that the In Vitro study required massive dosages of Ivermectin to achieve the reported tissue concentration and antiviral effect. That's why clinical trails are so important to see if the effect is observed at a safe dosage.
>people don't trust corporations to look out for their best interests especially drug companies
I completely get that, but it seems equally dangerous to trust random people on the internet writing about ivermectin.
Does it?