Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-17 16:13:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C880D1C49EA187D36FCB51BAD0F3727D6E07A6E024657DC0DBAF3660670916CD
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Ivermectin only works to treat parasites https://list.essentialmeds.org/medicines/58 https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/onchocerciasis/treatment.html https://www.nps.org.au/radar/articles/ivermectin-stromectol-for-typical-and-crusted-scabies https://www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/new-restrictions-prescribing-ivermectin-covid-19 The WHO, CDC, and others encouraged trials of Ivermectin to treat COVID https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-advises-that-ivermectin-only-be-used-to-treat-covid-19-within-clinical-trials https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=COVID-19&term=ivermectin&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=&Search=Search But trials found no evidence Ivermectin works on COVID https://www.cochrane.org/CD015017/INFECTN_ivermectin-preventing-and-treating-covid-19 Ivermectin only showed a benefit for COVID patients who were also infected with parasites https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790173 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34667442/
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