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We have multiple vaccines and two (EUA) proven oral treatments now.

Yes, but the sneaky government is offering those freely, so that's very suspicious to some folks that would rather have "the good stuff" off of the black market.

Ivermectin is completely safe (even if it doesn’t work). The rest of treatments, well, we will know in a few years or decades.

It's actually not, as it can induce temporary blindness if you overdose on it.

But overdose is a relative term, is it actually easy to overdose on ivermectin? Depending on the drug and how much a typical dosage is, overdosing could be a simple mistake like taking a second pill or be a ludicrous amount like eating hundreds of pills.

It's easy to overdose. A typical use of ivermectin for antiparasitic effect is a one-time dose with a single pill. But for so-called covid prevention, people have been taking higher doses for a prolonged period of time. There have been reported cases of people who had to get a liver transplant due to ivermectin misuse.

Absolutely not. Ivermectin, like other antiparasitic drugs has a wealth of metabolic side effects making uncontrolled administration quite dangerous.

People betting on Ivermectin instead of vaccines, masking, social distancing, and proven treatments is extremely dangerous.

The government is using tax dollars to pay for the drugs from these companies.

Sure, if you want to split hairs, but the primary beneficiary doesn't pay anything extra.

But the pharmaceutical companies still make a ton of money.

One of the popular memes posted to social media among the future /r/HermanCainAward nominee set is that if the government was really offering COVID vaccination for our own good then whey aren't they offering free chemotherapy and insulin?

99% of the time when you can tell from their other posts what politicians and parties they vote for, it is the politicians and parties that work tirelessly to block any attempt to have the government provide chemotherapy and insulin.

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