Balanced discussion on Ivermectin

Originally posted by Orson: ↑

What is this thread really about? It's curious.

Just a few thoughts (summarising my previous posts) from someone happy to see ivermectin approved for use on something other than sheep and livestock. (Did a great job on a worm infestation of some black-faced Suffolk ewes I know.)

The idea that there is a globalist/West/Big Pharma ban on testing ivermectin is a lie. There were about 45 studies published by December 21 2020. There were 75 WHO approved trials.
Most peer-reviewed studies were inconclusive about the efficacy of ivermectin in treatments of COVID-19.
Studies paid for by stakeholders that wanted ivermectin to be a success were less likely to be peer reviewed, and more likely to laud ivermectin as a success.
Evidence trees of only these successful ivermectin trials and studies are passed around in anti-vaxxer circles.
Ivermectin has been approved for use by governments in India and Indonesia that have failed to curb deaths in their pandemic. A cheap strategy that looks as though they're doing something.
Nationalist politicians have proclaimed ivermectin as a miracle cure, and that they are victims of evil globalists and Big Pharma.
"Proof" of the success of ivermectin in India ignores all the more widely used strategies in India.
Anti-vaxxers have minimised COVID-19 as a scam of evil globalists and Big Pharma.
Mitrax has continually posted anti-vaxxer lite material in hundreds of posts, while proclaiming he/she/it is just starting a discussion.
Mitrax is like an Italian soccer star throwing him/her/it on the ground in pain from blows, bullying and criticism from pro-vaccine posters that don't seem to have happened. Behaviour from Mitrax which is so consistent that is clearly a conscious tactic... Why?

If ivermectin works, use it. If it doesn't, don't.

But just be straight up about what you're doing and stop playing games.

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"If ivermectin works, use it. If it doesn't, don't."

agreed .. let's work out if it works or not.

I'm pro-vax in general but vax hesitant on Covid, I'll work through that and get the jab when I am ready .. No secrets about that I've stated it openly.

I certainly do not criticise anyone for making a personal decision to get vaccinated, my position is that everyone needs to do their own risk assessment.

Based on my recent research I am beginning to understand the potential of mRNA vaccines and gene therapy and think the potential is amazing.

Always happy to have a discussion based on evidence and fact, when people attempt to shout others down for simply raising a topic for discussion I will call it out .. pretty sure I have stated that openly in previous posts too.

No games, but I do wish I got paid like an Italian soccer star