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Old 02-06-2021, 09:28 AM   #8721
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Last week, the NIH came out with an update to their stance on using Ivermectin. They went from “don’t use it” to “there are insufficient data to recommend either for or against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19.” This is a significant change in their position. Here are their comments about the studies they examined:


• The sample size of most of the trials was small.
• Various doses and schedules of ivermectin were used.
• Some of the randomized controlled trials were open-label studies in which neither the participants nor the investigators were blinded to the treatment arms.
• In addition to ivermectin or the comparator drug, patients also received various concomitant medications (e.g., doxycycline, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, zinc, corticosteroids), confounding assessment of the true efficacy or safety of ivermectin.
• The severity of COVID-19 in the study participants was not always well described.
• The study outcome measures were not always clearly defined.

Here's their entire statement.

https://www.covid19treatmentguidelin...f%20COVID%2D19.

Apparently now that the NIH has softened their policy from “don’t take it” to “neutral” one can get a doc to prescribe it. I believe, it’s in the same category as monoclonal antibodies and Convalescent Plasma, both of which, as time moves on, are being found to not be effective. You can order Ivermectin online here:

https://www.pushhealth.com/drugs/ive...4aAhEaEALw_wcB

I would imagine one would need a positive covid test. I also wonder how much of it is actually available since it has been in the news lately.
More on Ivermectin. The drug company that makes it, came out with a weird statement on Thursday:
"A February 4 press release from Merck is raising yet more questions about why research money is not going to ivermectin and why this seemingly effective drug is so underutilized, even in North American research. In the statement Merck, one of America’s great pharmaceutical companies and manufacturer of the Stromectol/Mectizan branded versions of ivermectin, claims that: 1) there is no evidence that ivermectin works for COVID-19, and 2) there is a “concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies,” suggesting that the drug may be unsafe. "

But apparently they are just looking for more government research money, according to Trial Site:

https://trialsitenews.com/merck-chal...positive-data/
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