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One in 20 Americans treated their Covid with unfounded drugs - and certain news sites may have had something to do with it, survey finds

2023-10-05

[MAIL] Approximately one in 20 Americans turned to unproven treatments like ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat their Covid-19 infection.

A nationwide survey found six percent of respondents reported using either treatment when they had the virus, despite the lack of evidence these medications effectively fight Covid.

Yeah? How did they do compared to the 94% who used something else or nothing at all?

Ivermectin is used in humans to treat parasitic worm infections, head lice and rosacea. It was initially touted as a miracle remedy because numerous studies suggested it could beat the virus, but experts criticized the studies as being deeply flawed and unreliable and they insist there's not enough evidence to say ivermectin has any benefit.

Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat autoimmune conditions and may also be used as an antimalarial drug.

It was briefly authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Covid, but the approval was revoked a few months later after clinical trials found the medication was unlikely to be effective against the virus and posed serious side effects.

They were deliberately extremely poorly designed clinical trials, for which the designers and approvers should be presented as examples of scientific fraud in school science texbooks next to the inventor of the Piltdown Man. But not Lysenko, who turned out to be partially right, once epigenetic effects was discovered.

Posted by:Skidmark

#10 Ivermectin attaches to the same receptors as covid thereby denying covid access to cells.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-10-05 14:43

#9 Ivermectin is used in humans to treat parasitic worm infections, head lice and rosacea.

Fuck you Daily Mail, bully pusher that even considering taking "Horse Medicine" is a louse needing eradication.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-05 13:48

#8 Here's a hint.
WE DON"T TRUST YOU ANYMORE.
Didn't 'trust' you before, but lately, fugetaboutit.

Posted by: ed in texas 2023-10-05 13:43

#7 Starting a Garden.
Painting Your Home.
Having More than a Three Day Supply of Food.

Unapproved.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-05 13:28

#6 Filling Skate Parks with Sand
Secret Stasi on Neighbors
Murdering Pound Puppies

Approved.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-05 13:27

#5 Masks are Effective
Internet Emotional Outburst Breakdowns
Solitary Confinement

Approved.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-05 13:25

#4 Exercise
Healthy Diet
Stress-free Living

All Unapproved.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-10-05 13:22

#3 Other Americans treated Covid with treatments that were approved and harmful like Remdesivir.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-10-05 12:50

#2 Hydroxychloroquine is used to treat autoimmune conditions and may also be used as an antimalarial drug.

Hmmmm. Thought I read somewhere that much of the damage done by covid is due to the body's overreaction to fight the infection. I'm no doctor but I can't help wondering if an autoimmune treatment might be appropriate if that is the case.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-10-05 12:03

Americans who said they turned to Facebook, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC for information were more likely to use non-evidence-based treatments for Covid, the survey found.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-10-05 06:56

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