I’ve heard that this mess started because Ivermectin was tested in the developing world as a treatment for Covid, and that some of those who took it reported “feeling better.”
Except in those parts of the world, many many people have untreated, festering parasite infestations like hookworm and many others. So yeah, when they take an antiparasitic compound, they start “feeling better,” whether they have Covid or not.
Depends on the timeline, but coincidentally, yes it could have. He’s out there eating festering roadkill and carving the heads off of bloated whales, he realistically probably did have parasites, and ivermectin should be routine for him. Not for COVID, of course.
Actually I heard that physiologically improbable levels of the drug inhibited viral replication in cell culture. It is a common phenomenon that many things apparently inhibit pathogens in culture but are ineffective or harmful in an intact organism. Often this is because physiologically impossible concentrations are used in cell cultures. Often in concentrations that interfere with biology and metabolism of the cells in culture to the extent that viruses can’t replicate in the cells rendered moribund by the high concentrations of the substance being tested.
I would like to point out that I absolutely believe people on their 4th day of COVID might take an anti-parasitical and start feeling better than they have in years.
Social media circus got a hold of the “results,” doctors said “No, that’s dumb,” and then the terminally contrarian went off the deep end with “what are they hiding from us!?!?” As they do every single time a quick and cheap “cure” is debunked.
I’ve heard that this mess started because Ivermectin was tested in the developing world as a treatment for Covid, and that some of those who took it reported “feeling better.”
Except in those parts of the world, many many people have untreated, festering parasite infestations like hookworm and many others. So yeah, when they take an antiparasitic compound, they start “feeling better,” whether they have Covid or not.
Well the right wing is pretty wormy so
Maybe that’s what killed RFK Jr’s brain worm.
It probably starved to death
Depends on the timeline, but coincidentally, yes it could have. He’s out there eating festering roadkill and carving the heads off of bloated whales, he realistically probably did have parasites, and ivermectin should be routine for him. Not for COVID, of course.
Actually I heard that physiologically improbable levels of the drug inhibited viral replication in cell culture. It is a common phenomenon that many things apparently inhibit pathogens in culture but are ineffective or harmful in an intact organism. Often this is because physiologically impossible concentrations are used in cell cultures. Often in concentrations that interfere with biology and metabolism of the cells in culture to the extent that viruses can’t replicate in the cells rendered moribund by the high concentrations of the substance being tested.
It brings to mind this XKCD.
Like injecting bleach…
I would like to point out that I absolutely believe people on their 4th day of COVID might take an anti-parasitical and start feeling better than they have in years.
One, they naturally got over covid.
Two, their rural ass did in fact have some worms.
That doesn’t explain why Americans bought into it.
Social media circus got a hold of the “results,” doctors said “No, that’s dumb,” and then the terminally contrarian went off the deep end with “what are they hiding from us!?!?” As they do every single time a quick and cheap “cure” is debunked.