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2023-09-18 16:05:02 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Ivermectin is not just a horse dewormer. It is approved for human use since 1987. While it's not an approved treatment for CoViD-19 (and should not be used as such), questions about its potential use are not limited to ignorants & conspiracy theorists: Some examples: https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-presse/documents-presse/ivermectine-attenue-symptomes-covid-19-modele-animal https://www.archbronconeumol.org/en-ivermectin-treatment-may-improve-prognosis-articulo-S030028962030288X https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/emmm.202114122 https://www.cureus.com/articles/111851-regular-use-of-ivermectin-as-prophylaxis-for-covid-19-led-up-to-a-92-reduction-in-covid-19-mortality-rate-in-a-dose-response-manner-results-of-a-prospective-observational-study-of-a-strictly-controlled-population-of-88012-subjects#!/authors

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• Ivermectin is not just a horse dewormer. It is approved for human use since 1987. While it's not an approved treatment for CoViD-19 (and should not be used as such), questions about its potential use are not limited to ignorants & conspiracy theorists: Some examples: https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-presse/documents-presse/ivermectine-attenue-symptomes-covid-19-modele-animal https://www.archbronconeumol.org/en-ivermectin-treatment-may-improve-prognosis-articulo-S030028962030288X https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/emmm.202114122 https://www.cureus.com/articles/111851-regular-use-of-ivermectin-as-prophylaxis-for-covid-19-led-up-to-a-92-reduction-in-covid-19-mortality-rate-in-a-dose-response-manner-results-of-a-prospective-observational-study-of-a-strictly-controlled-population-of-88012-subjects#!/authors