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Originally Posted by Skillet83
Are you saying Ivermectin is a hoax? Not effective? Nothing out there on it's effectiveness at combating C19?
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It ie not the miracle drug that people claim it is.
Below is what Merck says. Merck developed it and had the patent and still sells it. It is off patent. Merck's vaccine failed so they have no horse in that race. If it was actually effective they would be pimping their product to keep vaccine money from flowing into their competitors coffers.
If doctors or hospitals truly believed it worked they could legally prescribe it off label.
https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
KENILWORTH, N.J., Feb. 4, 2021 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today affirmed its position regarding use of ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Company scientists continue to carefully examine the findings of all available and emerging studies of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 for evidence of efficacy and safety. It is important to note that, to-date, our analysis has identified:
No scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies;
No meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 disease, and;
A concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.
We do not believe that the data available support the safety and efficacy of ivermectin beyond the doses and populations indicated in the regulatory agency-approved prescribing information.