[spokeshave]

Discovered around 1975 in Japan, Ivermectin is most notably used as a treatment for malaria in hard-hit regions like Africa, and has also been used in veterinary medicine as a very common treatment for heartworm in domesticated dogs and cats. Ivermectin lotion has also been prescribed to treat head lice in children.

The bacteria, later christened Streptomyces avermectinius, was cultured in the 1970s by biochemist Satoshi Omura, who had been collecting soil samples all over Japan while hunting for new medicinal compounds. The sample would later be sent to Merck Research Laboratories, which struck a royalties agreement with Omura's Kitasato Institute. The pharmaceutical giant, at the time, was particularly interested in creating therapeutics for veterinary use.

Merck sat on the patents

Now the patents have expired and Ivermectin is manufactured as a low cost de-wormer.

[AFB-XYZ]

How can Oklahoma’s health bigwigs know IN ADVANCE that the alleged “Covid death count” is going to go up by 1,000 on Monday? Something’s wonky.

http://www.news9.com/story/616d6826538c2b344fbca1cc/state-says-covid-death-toll-expected-to-go-up-by-more-than-1000-monday

[thinden]

Discovered around 1975 in Japan, Ivermectin is most notably used as a treatment for malaria

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sauce, please?

not saying it's not possible for IVM to treat malaria, since it was labeled “a wonder drug” on the way to winning the Nobel prize by successfully treating a variety of ailments