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Articles tagged with: ivermectin
CLAIM REVIEWS
No data available to suggest a link between India’s reduction of COVID-19 cases and the use of ivermectin
CLAIM
“Coronavirus cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine”; it is a “now-indisputable fact that [ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine] essentially kill COVID-19 within hours or days”
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 24 May 2021
VERDICT
Current data from clinical trials offer no reliable evidence that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19; better-quality clinical trials are needed to resolve this question
CLAIM
“Ivermectin is the only thing we have that treats COVID at all stages […] Ivermectin substantially reduces deaths from COVID and prevents infections”; 50 studies “show ivermectin is not just effective, but highly effective”
SOURCE: Craig Kelly, Tess Lawrie, Sky News
Published: 25 Apr 2021
VERDICT
The World Health Organization doesn’t recommend ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment; the drug’s safety and effectiveness remains uncertain in COVID-19 patients
CLAIM
“WHO data shows [that] ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 81%, but they won’t recommend it?”
SOURCE: Joe Martino, Collective Evolution
Published: 19 Apr 2021
VERDICT
Ivermectin isn’t a highly effective drug for treating COVID-19
CLAIM
Ivermectin reduces the risk of death from COVID-19
SOURCE: Tess Lawrie, YouTube
Published: 22 Mar 2021
VERDICT
Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
CLAIM
Ivermectin “is a safe and widely available treatment for coronavirus”; it would “work like a vaccine”
SOURCE: Pearson Sharp, One America News Network
Published: 16 Jan 2021
VERDICT