The false narrative on Ivermectin: Why is this drug being demonized with a near-religious fervor?

American Thinker ^ | 09/07/2021 | Peter Skurkiss

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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 recommended 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's 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.

2) The release of the COVID vaccines was done under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) grant. This EUA was predicated by the belief that there was no effective treatment for COVID. This allowed shortcuts to be taken for release of these novel vaccines to the public. One of the shortcuts was that possible long-term side-effects were not adequately studied. Should ivermectin be approved, this could threaten EUA for the vaccines and, in the worst case, lead to recall.

[Jane Long]

Please keep me posted, if you don’t mind.

I’ll do the same.

[max americana]

Sometimes it’s best to stick with the same doctor the same way you’re used to the same lawyer who won your case. I wished doctors would hang a sign out their door that reads “ I dont care if you’re vaccinated or not”.