Comment Actually this study VALIDATES Ivermectin (Score 1) 314
The study says that 22% of people with Ivermectin got severe problems, but only 17% of all those that got the standard medical "all the things" did. That's actually pretty interesting, because, it means that if you go to Tractor Supply and hook yourself up with the drops, then, you've got a 78% chance of not developing severe COVID for like, $20. By contrast, if you spend thousands of dollars on prescribed steroids and experimental drugs, then, your odds are only 5% better. That premium for that extra 5% is rather telling, because if you believe that ivermectin is junk, then, what this study really says is that all that extra money for the "good stuff" is basically wasted. That's actually the real complaint underlying this controversy. Exorbitantly expensive treatments actually only provide marginal value over stupid things. There is really nothing or little that medical science can do for you in some cases except charge you (or the public, for those on national health insurances), a titanic amount of money for things that basically provide false hope and don't actually work. The numbers don't lie - 17% of the people doing what the doctor said still got into trouble, versus the 22% who just went and got the same stuff they use to keep their livestock going. Yeah, you can rail on about how these people are stupid, but, if you look at the way they evaluate the odds, they are doing a damned better job than you are!