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The Controversy Surrounding Ivermectin as a Treatment for COVID-19
TLDR The effectiveness of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 is a subject of debate, with some believing it to be a wonder drug while others dismiss it as nonsense. While there are studies suggesting potential effectiveness, fraudulent or suspicious research has cast doubts on the drug's efficacy, and the evidence shows that it is not an effective treatment for COVID-19.
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There's a debate surrounding the effectiveness of a drug called ivermectin in treating COVID-19, with some believing it to be a wonder drug and others dismissing it as nonsense.
06:04
Ivermectin, a drug that has shown promise in treating COVID-19, is inexpensive, widely available, safe, and highly effective, according to studies and Pierre Kory, a doctor who left his job due to pushback on using steroids as a treatment before their effectiveness was proven.
11:17
Ivermectin gained attention and popularity as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after Pierre Kory's review paper on the drug's effectiveness was shared widely, leading to personal experiences of successful treatment and an invitation for Kory to speak at a Senate hearing organized by Republicans seeking alternative solutions to the pandemic.
16:00
Pierre Kory advocates for the use of Ivermectin in the US, leading to a surge in prescriptions and people resorting to taking the veterinary form of the drug, causing poisoning cases and undermining vaccine efforts.
20:55
The raw data of a study on Ivermectin reveals plagiarism, incorrect information about patient deaths, and the inclusion of dead patients in the non-ivermectin group, leading to suspicions of research fraud.
25:44
The research on Ivermectin conducted by Professor Elgazar is considered deliberate fraud due to the inclusion of deceased patients and the manipulation of data, leading to the withdrawal of the paper.
30:54
Multiple studies on Ivermectin, including the Elgazar paper, have been found to be fraudulent or suspicious, leading to doubts about the effectiveness of the drug.
35:43
Despite the fraudulent or sketchy papers, there are still studies that suggest that ivermectin may have some effectiveness in treating COVID-19, but these studies have their own limitations and flaws.
41:18
Despite the Together Study, which showed that ivermectin did not work in treating COVID-19, Pierre Corrie still believes that the drug is effective and that the dosage used in the study was insufficient.
46:14
Pierre Corrie believes that the medical establishment is trying to suppress the truth about ivermectin as part of a conspiracy against repurposed drugs, despite evidence that shows it doesn't work.
50:41
Despite claims and conspiracy theories suggesting otherwise, the evidence shows that ivermectin is not an effective treatment for COVID-19 and is not saving large numbers of severely ill patients.
