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To: Eleutheria5
Read the conclusion, they literally lie and misrepresent the results. very politicized Conclusions and Relevance In this randomized clinical trial of high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, ivermectin treatment during early illness did not prevent progression to severe disease. The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19.
7 posted on 02/23/2022 12:57:14 PM PST by Skwor
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To: Skwor

They can get away with the statement that “The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19” because given the relatively small sample size in the study the magnitude of the beneficial effects of ivermectin was insufficient to provide an effect at the 95% confidence level normally required to make a firm conclusion in such studies.

Nonetheless, the study does indicate a clear potential benefit to using ivermectin, and given that the drug is almost entirely harmless if properly prescribed, the absence of results reaching a particular (basically arbitrary) level of statistical credibility should hardly be a reason to prohibit its use.


14 posted on 02/23/2022 1:11:49 PM PST by Stosh
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