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Can Ivermectin Help Prevent Covid-19? (Bangladesh)
Dhaka Tribune ^ | December 26th, 2020

Posted on 12/29/2021 4:55:00 PM PST by nickcarraway

Following an observational study, researchers call for large-scale trials around the world

While multiple vaccines are undergoing clinical trials across the globe, an observational trial in Bangladesh suggests that Ivermectin, a cheap and widely available drug, may be effective in preventing Covid-19.

The trial suggests that the FDA-approved broad spectrum anti-parasitic drug, which has been touted as effective in treating moderate level corona positive patients (though results remain ambiguous), may be effective as a preventive drug, leading to a call for trials worldwide to see if the apparent findings can be confirmed and replicated.

In its latest issue, the European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (EJMED) published a study carried out in Bangladesh, aimed at determining the effectiveness of Ivermectin when administered as a preventive drug for Covid-19.

EJMED, a peer-reviewed bimonthly international journal, carried the study findings on December 15, saying – “Ivermectin, an FDA-approved, safe, cheap and widely available drug, should be subjected to large-scale trials all over the world to ascertain its effectiveness as pre-exposure prophylaxis for Covid-19.”

Mohammed Tarek Alam of Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, who led a 13-strong team mentioned in the EJMED article, told Dhaka Tribune on Saturday that the team administered Ivermectin dosages four times, one each per month, to 58 volunteers in Dhaka during the May-August period this year and found that only four of them later suffered from mild Covid-19.

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On the other hand, he added, as many as 44 volunteers out of 60 others, who chose not to take the tablet during the same period, later suffered from Covid-19.

Alam’s team conducted the observational study with 118 healthcare providers enrolling purposely. The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups; and the experimental group received an oral monthly dose of Ivermectin 12mg for 4 months.

The study

Both groups were exposed to Covid-19 positive patients admitted in Bangladesh Medical College Hospital during the course of the study and the symptomatic subjects were evaluated by physical examinations.

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Results show that 73.3% (44 out of 60) subjects in the control group were positive for Covid-19, whereas only 6.9% (4 out of 58) of the experimental group were diagnosed with Covid-19.

While the first group of subjects did not take Ivermectin, the other group took the tablets. Ivermectin is taken orally as tablets.

Tarek Alam said: “We experimented with Ivermectin previously as a treatment drug for Covid-19 but now we have found it apparently very effective as a preventive drug.”

He said he and his team would approach the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) for a randomized control trial to further validate the findings of their observational study.

A ray of light

The other members of the observational study were: Zafor Md Masud, Sadia Saber, Mainul Alam Chaklader, Fatema Khanam, Monower Hossain, Abdul Basit Ibne Momen, Rafa Faaria Alam and Amrin Sultana of Bangladesh Medical College Hospital; Rubaiul Murshed, Pauline Francisca Gomes and Rishad Choudhury Robin of Shomman Foundation, Bangladesh; and Naz Yasmin of International Medical College, Bangladesh.

They said: “The pioneering drug Ivermectin is a dihydro derivative of Avermectin, which originated solely from a single microorganism, Streptomyces avermitilis, isolated at the Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan, by Satoshi Ōmura from Japanese soil and since then, has had an astounding impact in improving the lives and welfare of billions of people across the globe, two of such accomplishments being its use in combating the world’s most disfiguring, stigmatized diseases – Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis.”

About their study, they said: “This study has shed a ray of light in portraying Ivermectin’s astounding impact on preventing transmission and contraction of Covid-19 in the most vulnerable setting of a hospital among healthcare workers.

“Moreover, the experimental group did not complain of any side effects or breach of compliance regarding the dosing schedule. However, we acknowledge that this trial has limitations. This study was conducted on a small scale with a limited number of subjects being monitored over a short period of time.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: bangladesh; covid19; ivermectin
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To: Migraine

Do a search for FLCCC. Their website has everything.


21 posted on 12/29/2021 7:32:13 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: nickcarraway

Am I understanding that these people took only 12mg a month?? That seems very low dosage!!!


22 posted on 12/29/2021 7:42:15 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: goodnesswins

I do know people that have bought the Horse Paste over the internet.

If you want it you can get it.

You just have to figure out you own dosage.


23 posted on 12/29/2021 7:58:05 PM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Pontiac

For me, at 94 kg, my use of the paste is:

18.8 mg = .2 = 16.45% of tube = 205 pound (200) mark
37.6 mg = .4 = 33% of tube = 413 pound (400) mark
56.4 mg = .6 = 50% of tube = 616 pound (600) mark


24 posted on 12/29/2021 8:05:39 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Justa

“I swear, doctors are not about patient health anymore. They are agents of government/big pharma policy.”

One has to be a systems thinker (engineer), in tune with God (mystic), and creative (artist) to be a true doctor of medicine. Most MDs are not. A real doctor, who thinks like an engineer, prays like a mystic, and practices like an artist is as rare as a unicorn.


25 posted on 12/29/2021 8:22:01 PM PST by JoanSmith
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To: Migraine

https://covid19criticalcare.com/covid-19-protocols/i-mask-plus-protocol/


26 posted on 12/29/2021 11:16:14 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Cold Heart

I ordered IVM from india and haven’t gotten it yet....anybody know how long it takes to get here?....I understand that the evil USPS is trying to stop shipments...


27 posted on 12/29/2021 11:43:56 PM PST by cherry
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To: cherry

It’s not a matter of trying, they are stopping them. Maybe not all but they are advertising they are stopping them. I would contact your supplier to trace their shipment. They may try to reship from a different route. The $100 or so you are paying for the Ivermectin costs them about 60 cents.

You can go to Pushhealth.com and get a Rx. The Ivermectin you get from a US pharmacy will cost roughly the same but you will also have to pay for the Rx to be written. Total about $180.

I wouldn’t doubt that the US prescribers also have an interest in stoping the import.


28 posted on 12/30/2021 10:13:01 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart

I did msg my supplier who says the order has shipped...we’ll see....


29 posted on 12/30/2021 11:27:18 PM PST by cherry
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