Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-21 23:12:38 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D1186653F122B68F3B2FCFE4317F3A223BBE890B5E1728C390F763B58B722AC7
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A meta-analysis is only as good as the studies in it https://methods.cochrane.org/sites/methods.cochrane.org.statistics/files/uploads/SMGworkshopsEdinburgh/10_intro_meta-analysis.pdf This meta-analysis includes studies with high bias, multiple interventions, retrospective, observational studies and surveys Making this a garbage meta-analysis with high bias and misleading results. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/the-anonymous-meta-analysis-thats-convincing-people-to-use-ivermectin/ https://blackswanmd.medium.com/problems-with-meta-analysis-on-ivermectin-and-other-treatments-5cf7dc0c1942 https://www.cochrane.org/news/ivermectin-preventing-and-treating-covid-19-0 https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/miscellaneous-drugs/ivermectin/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9308124/#:~:text=Ivermectin%20did%20not%20show%20an,well%20as%20in%20sensitivity%20analysis. https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/scicheck-clinical-trials-show-ivermectin-does-not-benefit-covid-19-patients-contrary-to-social-media-claims/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/largest-ivermectin-study-no-covid-benefit-5224499 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-evidence-ivermectin-ineffective-ovid-.html https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-022-07589-8 https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-022-01829-8
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