Something worth noting - no matter how you look at it, the research community has royally fucked up when it comes to ivermectin
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Yes, there are endless terrible trials, but we've had 18 months. WE COULD'VE RUN GOOD TRIALS We didn't. That is woeful, and frankly inadequate
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Replying to @GidMK
Did the preliminary data warrant it though? Every massive trial has a cost, and an opportunity cost.
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Replying to @whereisdaz
Perhaps not, but once it was clear that it was being used as a treatment for millions worldwide I cannot understand why people would not trial it properly
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Yeah - there might be a case for testing things that are just publicly controversial, because using an ineffective treatment comes with an opportunity cost too.
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Part of the problem though is that the most fervent evangelists (and their followers) won’t believe it unless it confirms their existing beleif. They’re already sowing the seeds, complaining that the Oxford trial is designed to fail.
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Sure, but there are over a dozen official government departments using ivermectin as a treatment across the world. There are fringe evangelists, but it's not limited to them by any means
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