But they know they can’t change everyone’s minds.
“Our clinical trial is the largest one yet of ivermectin for the early treatment of COVID.
What Is Ivermectin?
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Ivermectin is extremely dangerous in high dosages.
People taking the drug must follow their prescriptions carefully.
Ultimately, 211 patients were admitted to the hospital or went to an emergency room.
There are several other large, randomized trials of ivermectin for COVID-19 that are still underway.
Several subsequent studies of ivermectin use for COVID-19 in humans have been retracted.
The completed studies are small, and few are considered high quality.
“Any time there’s been a rigorous study with ivermectin, there is no benefit shown.”
“What keeps the interest in ivermectin as a COVID treatment going is not science, Adalja said.
This is another study that really should put the whole ivermectin issue to rest.
“There are good antivirals out there likePaxlovidandmolnupiravir, and evenfluvoxamine,” Adalja said.
“However, they get much less attention than ivermectin.”
What This Means For You
You should not take ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
There is no evidence it will make your infection any less severe.
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