[semimojo]

Four weeks after the government included ivermectin and budesonide among its early treatment guidelines, the country has recorded its lowest case count in 40 days.

Why would an early treatment protocol affect the number of cases?

The treatment doesn't begin until the case is diagnosed.

[catnipman]

“Why would an early treatment protocol affect the number of cases?”

the same reason vaccination affects the number of cases: if you prevent people from getting sick and/or treat them early and get them well quickly, they can’t spread a communicable disease as easily ... much, if not most, spread of covid is in the bousehold and/or other dense-living groups, so knock out covid in two days instead of being sick with it for a week or two, then the spread is greatly diminished ...

[Sirius Lee]

Why would an early treatment protocol affect the number of cases?

The resulting reduced viral load as a consequence of Ivermectin would reduce transmission.

[Mr. K]

it’s a preventative treatment too.

[SecAmndmt]

Why would an early treatment protocol affect the number of cases?

The treatment doesn't begin until the case is diagnosed."

People who are treated and no longer acting as viral factories don't make other people sick.

[Freedom56v2]

Four weeks after the government included ivermectin and budesonide among its early treatment guidelines, the country has recorded its lowest case count in 40 days.
Why would an early treatment protocol affect the number of cases?

The treatment doesn’t begin until the case is diagnosed.

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They may have been including the prophylaxis which can prevent it?