Did you actually do your research on that "deworming drug"? It's been used to treat a hell of a lot more than parasites. That is just its most common use.

This has always been funny to me as someone who actually works in healthcare and regularly reads scientific studies. Of all the things you could choose to hate Trump over, the example you give is one that plenty of people in the scientific community considered to be a treatment avenue worth researching.

Damn, the media propaganda machine is effective. Trump could run into a burning building to save a litter of puppies and they'd still find a way to make everyone hate the guy. It's impressive.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

I did enough research to know that Ivermectin is ineffective against viruses. Remarking on “the media propaganda machine” won't change that.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

Worth researching, yeah maybe. Covid was new, there was no medicine against it, so you'd expect any worthwhile scientist to throw whatever they got at the wall to see what would stick.

But it's a whole different story between scientists testing something in a study and a non-medically-trained politician recommending the non-medically-trained public to off-label self-medicate with a drug that hasn't been tested, with no dosage recommendations and with no medical oversight.

As someone who works in healthcare and regularly reads scientific studies you should know the difference.

[–] Berramos@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

You must be trolling