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Articles tagged with: ivermectin
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Ivermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims
CLAIM
Ivermectin is a safe and effective COVID-19 treatment
SOURCE: Colleen Huber, The Epoch Times
Published: 02 Jan 2023
VERDICT
Study claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
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“Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds”; NIH now lists ivermectin as COVID-19 therapy
SOURCE: Paul Sacca, Robby Starbuck, Jake Shields, The Blaze, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 07 Sep 2022
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Ivermectin wasn’t shown to be more effective than remdesivir, contrary to claim by John Campbell
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“In other words, you're about 70 percent less likely to die if you take ivermectin compared to taking remdesivir”
SOURCE: John Campbell, YouTube
Published: 10 Mar 2022
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Claims that a phase 3 clinical trial showed that ivermectin is effective against Omicron are inaccurate and based on a now-corrected Reuters article
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Phase 3 trial shows that Ivermectin is effective against Omicron
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 02 Feb 2022
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Ivermectin study in the city of Itajaí contains several methodological weaknesses, resulting in questionable conclusions
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A preprint of an ivermectin study in the Brazilian city of Itajaí found that prophylactic ivermectin reduced COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality by half
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Daniel Horowitz, Gateway Pundit, ZeroHedge, The Blaze
Published: 18 Dec 2021
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No evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
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Ivermectin played a role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 15 Oct 2021
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No evidence suggests a causal link between ivermectin recommendation and the decline of COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
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'The most populated state in India just declared they are officially COVID-19 free after promoting widespread use of the safe proven medicine'
SOURCE: Pearson Sharp, Jim Hoft, One America News Network, Gateway Pundit
Published: 12 Oct 2021
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Male sterility isn’t a proven side effect of ivermectin, contrary to claims by social media users
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Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of men that take it
SOURCE: Facebook users, Twitter users, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 14 Sep 2021
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Video shared by Sebastian Gorka Facebook page shows nurse making false and unsubstantiated claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 PCR tests, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
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Ivermectin is an effective COVID-19 treatment; COVID-19 PCR tests lead to false positives; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t working
SOURCE: Nicole Whitley, America First With Dr. Sebastian Gorka
Published: 20 Aug 2021
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Family physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
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Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
SOURCE: Daniel Stock, YouTube
Published: 13 Aug 2021
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