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Feb 9, 2022 17:51:24   #
BusterCrabbe Loc: Montreal
 
Did I mention that I am a scientist?

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Feb 9, 2022 18:05:37   #
Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
 
chrissybabe wrote:
The chances of you winning the State lottery is much much lower than LOW. But millions seem to like the odds. So a LOW chance of Ivermectin helping is not actually bad odds. Merck is biased of course since they would make no money out of it. I am not saying they are wrong but need to mention that you have to add their comments to the other knowledge you have gained to make a decision that you are happy to work with.
Leaving aside all the BS that has resulted from this subject becoming politicized I have formed the notion (and my wife also and we don't agree on a lot) that there is way more stupid people on this planet than what I thought 2 years ago before we had covid. Covid has focused a lot more attention on just how intelligent us humans really are and none of it is good.
The chances of you winning the State lottery is mu... (show quote)


Well, if I had a choice between taking a medication whose efficacy was low vs. a vaccine whose efficacy was high, sounds like a pretty simple choice to me.

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Feb 9, 2022 18:12:00   #
Stephan G
 
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Most of the "scientists" associated with the COVID issure are giving science a bad name. The first issue one must understand about science is that it is NEVER decided by consensus. Scientific facts are determined by the scientific method which involves stating a hypothesis, then testing it with carefully designed and repeatable experiments which either prove the thesis true or false. Once proven, opinions to the contrary are moot.


Love all these folks who keep playing keep-away with the term "Science", going from general to specific even to the inane. It is like playing "doctor".

Even your protestation in your last line is an example of the uncontrolled slide.

Actual "Science" demands to be continually tested. There is no actual stopping point. The explanations will always continue to be corrected. The moment anyone says that this is the exact definition, they will face the "unanswered question". And off it goes.


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Feb 9, 2022 18:22:49   #
David Martin Loc: Cary, NC
 
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Once proven, opinions to the contrary are moot.

Until someone else comes along and proves it to be wrong.
Think Newton → Einstein.

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Feb 9, 2022 18:28:26   #
srt101fan
 
Some of you seem to suggest that you should "research" Ivermectin and then decide if you want to get it. Well, that's not the way I handle my medical issues. Unless I have a damn good reason not to, I will trust my doctors and let them decide.

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Feb 9, 2022 19:00:10   #
sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD
 
Smudgey wrote:
I definitely think you should take it. It would make one less person passing around miss information.


Ex who is Miss information? And why should she be passed around?

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Feb 9, 2022 19:10:48   #
chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand
 
If you want to find out more about Ivermectin (unless you are a scientist or a doctor who has already made up your mind) go into utube and type in 'John Campbell Ivermectin Trial" and have a watch. Only 13 mins long.

The only thing worse than somebody who lets political concerns govern their thinking is a scientist who has a closed mind.

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Feb 9, 2022 20:41:28   #
Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado
 
GregS wrote:
Not true. It is an FDA approved drug for humans. Just not the amount that a Vet would give a horse like what you hear on the news. I did some research and quit listening to the main stream media.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33278625/
It is totally apparent that you didn't read the whole citation. I hope you and your pony are alive and well.

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Feb 9, 2022 20:54:32   #
Cyberkinesis70 Loc: Northern Colorado
 
chrissybabe wrote:
The chances of you winning the State lottery is much much lower than LOW. But millions seem to like the odds. So a LOW chance of Ivermectin helping is not actually bad odds. Merck is biased of course since they would make no money out of it. I am not saying they are wrong but need to mention that you have to add their comments to the other knowledge you have gained to make a decision that you are happy to work with.
Leaving aside all the BS that has resulted from this subject becoming politicized I have formed the notion (and my wife also and we don't agree on a lot) that there is way more stupid people on this planet than what I thought 2 years ago before we had covid. Covid has focused a lot more attention on just how intelligent us humans really are and none of it is good.
The chances of you winning the State lottery is mu... (show quote)
Hmm, so Merck the manufacturer of Invermecton wouldn't make any money if they could sell it as snake oil for everything from athlete's foot to pertussis? Give me a break. Why would they cut their own throat? I have a whole lot of disregard for Pharma, but to say they would pass up profit is simply insane.

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Feb 9, 2022 21:08:20   #
Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
 
David Martin wrote:
Well, you may be interested to know that:
Ivermectin was approved for human use in 1987.
The doctors who discovered Ivermectin won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for its successful use in humans to treat several devastating tropical diseases, including river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis, as well as to treat less severe conditions such as head lice and scabies.
Ivermectin is also used in veterinary medicine to treat parasitic diseases.
Well, you may be interested to know that: br Iverm... (show quote)


Yes, I believe the CDC and much of the medical community is uninformed or turns a blind eye, or is plain out lying about this product. To say a medicine is for only a limited number of problems when there is evidence it could be effective against covid is just plain nuts. Just look at the #1 blood thinner that was used for many years -- it was basically rat poison! Things can't always be put down because someone disfavors them. Of course if you don't believe big pharma is controlling much of what is going on with covid, then you just aren't paying attention. Look at the record profits the drug companies have racked up! As they say -- follow the money!

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Feb 9, 2022 21:08:52   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
David Martin wrote:
Well, you may be interested to know that:
Ivermectin was approved for human use in 1987.
The doctors who discovered Ivermectin won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for its successful use in humans to treat several devastating tropical diseases, including river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis, as well as to treat less severe conditions such as head lice and scabies.
Ivermectin is also used in veterinary medicine to treat parasitic diseases.
Well, you may be interested to know that: br Iverm... (show quote)


Yes this is true! And it is great if you have worms. It is not useful for viruses. This is a proven fact. Except as maybe a placebo for the anti-vaxers. I wish them luck with that. The doctors that developed the Covid vaccines deserve a Nobel prize!

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Feb 9, 2022 21:15:15   #
Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
 
Bridges wrote:
Yes, I believe the CDC and much of the medical community is uninformed or turns a blind eye, or is plain out lying about this product. To say a medicine is for only a limited number of problems when there is evidence it could be effective against covid is just plain nuts. Just look at the #1 blood thinner that was used for many years -- it was basically rat poison! Things can't always be put down because someone disfavors them. Of course if you don't believe big pharma is controlling much of what is going on with covid, then you just aren't paying attention. Look at the record profits the drug companies have racked up! As they say -- follow the money!
Yes, I believe the CDC and much of the medical com... (show quote)

“There is evidence it could be effective against Covid?” Really?? Point to one valid double blind study that concludes that. I don’t think so.

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Feb 9, 2022 21:15:46   #
ruzbynik Loc: Victoria BC
 
KindaSpikey wrote:
This was directed at readers who can recognize the humor in it. There's no mention of the "Horse dewormer" being used by humans, the "joke" is that no HORSES got sick! (can't believe I needed to explain this)!


It seems you touched on a topic of interest that trumped your joke for some.

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Feb 9, 2022 21:21:53   #
chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand
 
Cyberkinesis70 wrote:
Hmm, so Merck the manufacturer of Invermecton wouldn't make any money if they could sell it as snake oil for everything from athlete's foot to pertussis? Give me a break. Why would they cut their own throat? I have a whole lot of disregard for Pharma, but to say they would pass up profit is simply insane.


You are one of those who needs to read AND understand what you are reading. Maybe the site I offered up came out too late for you to check it but in there they told you how much a dose of Ivermectin costs. The WHO pay something like 3c per dose. The packaging and delivery costs more than the drug. So yes Merck couldn't care less about making money from Ivermectin.

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Feb 10, 2022 00:58:54   #
ArnieA Loc: BC,Canada
 
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