Ivermectin to undergo rigorous clinical trial as Covid treatment

The cheap, generic, anti-parasite drug Ivermectin finally is to undergo rigorous clinical trials in a first world nation for use in fighting Covid-19.

The cheap, generic, anti-parasite drug Ivermectin finally is to undergo rigorous clinical trials in a first world nation for use in fighting Covid-19. Japan has been hit with a second wave of Covid cases, and as result, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (population: 13.8 million) is looking for approaches which could minimize stress on available hospital beds. Nikkei Asia reports (Nikkei is Japan’s leading busines daily, comparable to the Wall Street Journal):

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to conduct clinical trials of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin at metropolitan and public hospitals to assess its effectiveness against COVID-19, Nikkei has learned.

Clinical trials will be conducted on patients with mild symptoms. Patients who are hospitalized mostly have moderate or serious symptoms. The metropolitan government will finalize the details of the study, including the size and duration of clinical trials, after the infection situation settles down.

The Tokyo government hopes to support the trials using some beds at metropolitan and public hospitals. Ivermectin will be given to patients with mild symptoms, comparing their response with those receiving a placebo.

"There you have it, two people who are probably most responsible for my health and wellness. I hold them in high regard."

And that's fine. It doesn't make what they're saying correct, but you can hold anyone you like in high regard. Some people hold Nancy Pelosi in high regard or Tiger Woods. And they have every right to do so.

"promote vaccines and indirectly promote the Dem position on vaccines."

Funny, when it was President Trump taking a well-deserved victory lap as two safe and effective vaccines were very close to being authorized thanks to President Trump's Operation Warp Speed, it was Democrats like Cuomo and Pelosi and Biden claiming the vaccines were "rushed" and "dangerous" and "untested". Cuomo and Newsom were talking about how they would set up their own testing before anyone in their states had access to the Trump vaccines.

Suddenly after the election, the narrative shifted to one of needing to get the vaccines out there. Suddenly, when they didn't need to worry about the fact that voters might actually give President Trump credit for his accomplishment bringing the vaccines to market so rapidly, all this talk about them being "rushed" and "dangerous" vanished into thin air. As if some great politically motivated BS campaign was suddenly no longer required.

Meanwhile, what did President Trump have to say about the vaccines?

"We have delivered a safe and effective vaccine in just 9 months. This is one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history. It will save millions of lives and soon end the pandemic once and for all. I am thrilled to report that the FDA has authorized the Pfizer vaccine." "These vaccines are also very safe. American citizens participated in clinical trials that were far larger than normal and had no serious side effects. The dedicated and independent experts at the FDA meticulously studied the results of the trials and it has now passed the gold standard of safety." "As I've said from the beginning, a vaccine will vanquish the virus and return life back to normal." - President Donald J. Trump December 11, 2020

"We know very well that if you could, you would shut down people like Mercola. You oppose the free flow of health-related info on social media. You would shut down wellness clinics. That’s who you are. I know it."

I oppose the spreading of fake news, nonsense, fearmongering, and bad information, but I do so by spreading verifiable facts and information; not by seeking censorship.

"Actually virtually all cases of polio in the past 40 years have come from the vaccine itself. And whatever protection there is, is only temporary."

Before the polio vaccination campaign in Africa began in 1996, 75,000 children a year were paralyzed by wild polio. Now there are a total of about 140 cases of polio a year. These are facts.

"“We do not have a true vaccine for COVID-19.” And we never will."

President Trump disagrees with you.

A physicians group called FLCCC has a study of Ivermectin that’s in pre-publication at the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology. It’s peer reviewed and was expected to be published around the beginning of February. That’s the one I’m waiting for.

Here’s the FLCCC website with info about their I-MASK+ protocol which is centered around Ivermectin:

https://covid19criticalcare.com/i-mask-prophylaxis-treatment-protocol/

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