Check your premises.

What I originally mentioned was from Pharmacist's Letter. It doesn't take advertising money from anyone so that it can be totally unbiased.

The link that you had was prior to that.

Thanks, Lucky. 👍
On a poster in a friend's office in the 70's:
"If you are faced with a situation you can't understand, look for the financial interest."
It was probably the best advice I ever received. I wish I had always followed it.

Simple and unfortunate explanation- all current vaxes have experimental designation. This means allowed to be used only if no alternative. It is essential (for BigPharma) that no alternative is found. If there is a claim, then it must be shown to be ineffective, if it works then it must be found to be unsafe, and on it goes.

Here is a story .
"There is no evidence that ivermectin works on C19.. There is a concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.."
Source, Merck, manufacturer of ivermectin.
Merck donates ivermectin to more than 300 million people annually for river blindness at higher doses than used for C19.

What do the NIH espouse is true as of 2/21? Is it any different than it was a year ago?
I don't just "believe" anything the US government "health" (propaganda) agencies tell us until it is analyzed and corroborated by unbiased scientific sources with no agenda or conflicting financial interest. They have been lying and ignoring whatever doesn't follow their agenda for years. The most recent episode has made this obvious to even the most skeptical.

I just looked up the NIH info and it is current as of 2/21. Burningplatform info is even earlier 12/20-1/21, but you will believe whatever you want.

NIH data is too old and ignores recent studies cited in the link I provided. Clinical evidence is very positive. There is no money in doing a big study, so it won't be done by any pharma company. Instead people get an unproven vaccine because it is profitable.

From PL 2/2021: "There's still NO outpatient ORAL med proven to treat Covid-19 yet. ...ivermectin may prevent SARS-CoV-2 from multiplying in a lab...and seems to have no risks. Evidence is humans is limited. Think of Hydroxychloroquine as a cautionary tale that priliminary data don't always pan out. Warn patients not to use ivermectin or other meds intended for animals that can be found online, at pet stores, etc." From the site: Ivermectin has several mechanisms that make it an attractive option for study for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. However, it has not previously demonstrated clinically significant antiviral efficacy for any virus in humans.32 A dose of 200 mcg/kg (the usual oral dose) may not produce levels high enough in the lungs to inhibit coronavirus.108

A small (n=72) study comparing ivermectin, ivermectin plus doxycycline, and placebo found no symptom benefit for patients with mild disease despite faster viral clearance and reduction of inflammatory markers.107 A retrospective cohort study (n=280) suggests lower mortality, especially in patients with severe COVID-19 lung disease, but neither length of stay nor extubation rate were affected.12 In general, these and other studies of ivermectin for COVID-19 had limitations such as small sample size, varying doses, open-label or retrospective design, confounding medications, and unclear COVID-19 severity and outcome measures.12,50

NIH guidance recommends neither for nor against ivermectin due to insufficient evidence.

What is their evidence that it is not effective? Is it current, or is it based on the 8/20 NIH data?
This article indicates that more recent studies show it to be effective:
https://www.theburningplatform.com/20...

According to my February 2021 Pharmacist's Letter (it does not take money from advertisers and articles are well researched), ivermectin is not effective for Covid-19.The magazine is always cutting edge and it is so filled with information that I bought a lifetime subscription when I could hardly afford it, but it has been worth every penny over the years.

I know right. Some of these objectivists have absolutely NO sense of humor.

Cayenne and Jalapeño don’t sound pleasurable. Sounds more like a bad morning after dinner at the local taco stand.

JOKE:

So I go in to get my Pulmicort, and they say it's $600 ... I said "I wasn't asking for sexual favors"

He replied: If you did, I'd have offered the rectal Foam and one of our "Models" as a delivery system, for $1,000

I thought about it, and said, sure...

I get a private room. a 300lb Male "model" walks in, bends over and asks me to inhale sharply!

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RECTAL FOAM? Honestly! Next time I go to the pharmacist... NO MATTER what it is...
I am going to have to ask "Do you have that in a RECTAL FOAM?"

My only fear is the response: "Sure, what flavor? I've got Cayenne, Peppermint, and Jalapeno"

Wanna keep your practice small? If you're in SW MO, I may have some business for ya.
Don't know how we'd hook up though. Oh well.
Thanks for the tips in your post.

I thought it was a joke when I heard it. I'd ask how he took all that meth after being eaten by an alligator, but...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-ma...

Who the hell downvoted this?

Live long and prosper!

Understanding the "mechanism" is so important. Our sciences discover the "why" of the wive's tales reaction for cause and effect. I'm moving toward prevention through knowledge. Thanks for the assistance.
Prosper tomorrow!

Maybe there are some advantages to having COPD. Currently age 78, I've been on several variations of this type of drug over the last 6 years or so, inhalers and nasal sprays. And my wife and I believe we both may have had the virus last February, back before it became popular. We were just sick enough to stay home as not to spread whatever we had to our coffee groups (probably where I got it). Then again, maybe not, never been tested.

I'm novice in this and learning quickly. I want simple explanations for the upcoming generations. I found it really interesting than a Zn facilitating ionosphore is found throughout most apples...."An apple a day...." Knowledge comes in many forms.

I currently use HCQ 400 mg x 5 days, Zpack and zinc 50 mg twice daily x 5 days. In addition to vitamin D3 5-10,000 IU daily and vitamin C. I have Ivermectin for prophylaxis after reading a great study from Peru - two tabs of Ivermectin separated by 72 hours gave at least one month (30 days) of protection. I have a small practice in Missouri, but have not had ANY of the treated patients require hospitalization, and - of course - zero deaths. I can see where if one has predominant respiratory symptoms (not all do) that inhaled steroid could be helpful. I may have to add this to my "bag of tricks." Thanks for passing on the information!

Well, as a pharmacist, I can definitely say that some of the first antibiotics (Streptomycin, Lincocin) were discovered in dirt.

AstraZeneca's Fasenra is the first product developed along this thinking.

Asthmatics do have additional risk, but this drug is the short term "antidote".