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2023-04-01 14:54:36 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The 2015 Nobel prize was given to researchers whose worked involved using ivermectin to treat parasitic (not viral) infections - not to the drug itself. Many studies at this point have shown ivermectin is not effective as a COVID-19 treatment https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-nobel-ivermectin/fact-check-2015-nobel-prize-for-ivermectin-intended-for-treatment-of-parasitic-infections-doesnt-prove-its-efficacy-on-covid-19-idUSL1N2QB2XA

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• The 2015 Nobel prize was given to researchers whose worked involved using ivermectin to treat parasitic (not viral) infections - not to the drug itself. Many studies at this point have shown ivermectin is not effective as a COVID-19 treatment https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-nobel-ivermectin/fact-check-2015-nobel-prize-for-ivermectin-intended-for-treatment-of-parasitic-infections-doesnt-prove-its-efficacy-on-covid-19-idUSL1N2QB2XA