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2024-03-13 13:46:51 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B919AC96B922A98AD0803B42BD325768918F70D2C1CE0BEC52AF5732DEFD13C6
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Claiming Ivermectin reduces COVID mortality by 74% has been criticized for being simplistic & not scientifically precise. The FDA, CDC & NIH have stated that there is insufficient evidence to recommend Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-study-does-not-show-ivermectin-reduces-covid-19-mortality-by-74-percent.html https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/23/instagram-posts/fact-checking-claim-about-use-ivermectin-treat-cov/ https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/scicheck-clinical-trials-show-ivermectin-does-not-benefit-covid-19-patients-contrary-to-social-media-claims/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801827 https://www.cureus.com/articles/172991-covid-19-excess-deaths-in-perus-25-states-in-2020-nationwide-trends-confounding-factors-and-correlations-with-the-extent-of-ivermectin-treatment-by-state#!/ https://time.com/6092368/americas-frontline-doctors-covid-19-misinformation/ https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/ https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/24/ivermectin-once-touted-as-a-covid-treatment-by-conservatives-doesnt-improve-recovery-much-clinical-trial-finds.html
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