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gus_massayesterday at 4:43 PM2 repliesview on HN

During peak covid-19 I read a lot of ivermectin studies posted in HN. Most were just horrible, with obvious mistakes. If you pick one, I can give a try to roast it.


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cthalupayesterday at 5:47 PM

My personal quick rubric for determining if an ivermectin study showing improvement for cv19 outcomes is likely to be trustworthy:

Was the population being studied one where parasite infections that ivermectin can take care of are endemic?

Yes - improves outcomes in this population because many of them are likely to have parasites and killing them reduces strain on the body and frees up immune system resources to deal with covid

No - you'll find glaring flaws even in a quick once-over.

Hasn't failed me yet.

caminanteyesterday at 4:48 PM

Fire away at the one in the link above.

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