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    This platform randomized clinical trial examines the effectiveness of ivermectin at a targeted dose of 600 μg/kg daily compared with placebo for the treatment of early mild to moderate COVID-19.

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    • Another claim is that there is a clinical benefit of #ivermectin at 14 days but not 28 days. Figure 3.  Primary Outcome of Time to Sustained Recovery (>=3 days without symptoms) https://t.co/9QUDTnzYKL https://t.co/qtZCM5qFPe

    • One criticism by the head grifter is the ACTIV-6 dosing of #ivermectin in the #COVID19 trial which used 400-600 mcg/kg per day for 6 days. The dosing by weight was provided in the supplemental appendix. https://t.co/9QUDTnzYKL https://t.co/DTtKl8fkRB

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    A recent VICE story described a Telegram channel devoted to promoting veterinary ivermectin to treat autism. It has echoes of autism quackery going back at least to the use of MMS (a kind of bleach) t

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    • A @VICE story by @daithaigilbert describes a @telegram channel devoted to promoting veterinary #ivermectin to treat #autism. It has echoes of autism quackery going back to the use of #MMS (a kind of bleach) to “cure” autism by eliminating “parasites.” https://t.co/hvQNvaiTQe

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    High doses of the drug ivermectin, controversially recommended by some high-profile political and media figures during the COVID-19 pandemic, is ineffective at treating the COVID-19 virus, say University of Oxford- affiliated researchers in a study published today in eLife.

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    • "Our study shows there is no support for the continued use of #ivermectin in treating COVID-19" – Sir Nicholas White Study supports evidence that ivermectin is ineffective at treating #COVID-19 https://t.co/n3uxtscwOK via @medical_xpress #ScienceUpFirst