Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that has been used since the mid-1970s to treat river blindness and intestinal infections. It has been documented by frontline doctors around the world to also be a safe and effective treatment for COVID-19. Ivermectin has found widespread use in Latin America and India and was just greenlighted for treatment against COVID in Japan.
In the United States, however, not only is ivermectin not FDA-approved, but it is demonized with a near-religious fervor.
Why is the U.S. medical establishment so opposed to ivermectin? They say it is because large-scale trials have not been done. But this rings hollow, with evidence from around the world saying just the opposite. More likely, the true answers circle back to money and reputations.
Let’s break this down in some detail. Before doing so, keep two things in mind. First, ivermectin is an oral drug. It is not a vaccine. Second, ivermectin is off-patent, meaning that it is cheap.
1) The approval of ivermectin for COVID would severely dampen vaccine sales. People would reason, “Why should I take a risky vaccine when, if I catch COVID, it can be treated?” The fear of the vaccine lobby is that approval of ivermectin would fuel vaccine hesitancy, especially when they are advocating for booster shots perhaps even on a yearly basis.
September 1, 2021 dreddymd Diseases & Disorders, News & Reviews, vaccination
Head of Tokyo Medical Association says “now is the time” for all covid patients to get ivermectin, not vaccines
— https://dreddymd.com/2021/09/01/tokyo-medical-association-covid-patients-to-get-ivermectin/
Ivermectin: Australian regulator bans drug as Covid treatment after sharp rise in prescriptions
— https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/10/australian-drug-regulator-bans-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-after-sharp-rise-in-prescriptions
This is an interesting and informative interview of a pair of French experts who discuss the Covid disease, the treatments and circumstances surrounding the past year and a half. It is from July, and they do mistakenly say that there are no randomized trials with IVM, when this is not true as there are many RCTs with IVM – they supported the use of IVM in any case as it clearly works in the field. Interesting interview – I found the transcript preferrable to the video, fyi.
https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/frances-long-time-vaccine-policy-chief-covid-policy-is-completely-stupid-and-unethical
*I should have noted that this testimony was from last Dec. Still as relevant as when he testified, though.
Dr. Kory’s testimony before Congress where he makes a very good analysis of IVM very succinctly. One point that he did not share in this video is that when Early Treament is employed, there is no long Covid disease which can linger for months. Both he and Dr. Chetty have recently each made this statement. It’s a short 10min video.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4930160/user-clip-dr-pierre-kory-senate-hearing-ivermectin-100-cure-covid-19