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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      Antivaxx groups on Facebook and Reddit wanted ivermectin. Doctors wouldn’t prescribe it. Members did whack-a-mole with telehealth providers, trying to get doctors to sign off on scripts. But one reliably obliged: SpeakWithAnMD, who partners with… America’s Frontline Doctors.pic.twitter.com/m2vfTH30Lc

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    2. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      SpeakWithAnMD offered $90 COVID consultations with MDs from America’s Frontline Doctors. The cost of the ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine isn’t included, but, conveniently, they partner with a pharmacy who will ship it to your door!pic.twitter.com/539joeFnbW

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    3. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      We got a hold of the intake form for a SpeakWithAnMD doctor. One part of the questionnaire asks: “What medication do you prefer?” The user is then presented with three options: ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, or not sure.pic.twitter.com/8SkpWmRApB

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    4. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      Tthis got out of hand fast. SpeakWithAnMD now hits you with a prompt warning of long wait times due to "overwhelming demand." Antivaxxers were worried about family members dying of COVID, and they were told ivermectin cured it. They were getting really impatient.

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    5. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      This is how people started eating horse goo.pic.twitter.com/0hpoaoKXjM

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    6. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      Antivaxxers started imploring each other to go to pet stores, claiming the horse and people Ivermectin are the same. They started sharing tips on how to eat the gel kind. They started hoarding it. They started to wonder if maybe, without medical supervision, they had OD’d on it.pic.twitter.com/lSXIF5ItXJ

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    7. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      To evade what they believed to be incoming Facebook and Reddit bans, some ivermectin fans started to ask how much their “horse" weighs, so it didn’t look like they were giving out medical advice.pic.twitter.com/2oPGDcL8uC

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    8. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      So that's how we ended up here. Ivermectin fans on Facebook, complaining about wait times and high drug prices, got fed up with America’s Frontline Doctors, who sold them conspiracy and the fake cure. So they went to the feed store, to eat the horse goo, because it's cheaper.

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    9. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      There is one final plot twist. America’s Frontline Doctors founder Simone Gold was indicted and is awaiting trial... for her role in the Capitol Riot on January 6th. Out on personal recognizance, she was on the speaker lineup for an antivaxx rally in LA on Saturday.pic.twitter.com/KDk7UltXm7

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    10. Ben Collins‏Verified account @oneunderscore__ Aug 26

      Anyways, here’s our truly bonkers story on America’s Frontline Doctors and what’s really going on in these private, 25,000-member ivermectin Facebook pages. It was a lot of work. I hope you read it.https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ivermectin-demand-drives-trump-telemedicine-website-rcna1791 …

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 27
      Replying to @oneunderscore__

      So, one addition to the thread that's worth making is the Surgisphere fraud and how it legitimised ivermectin and increased its use exponentiallyhttps://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/surgisphere-sows-confusion-about-another-unproven-covid19-drug-67635 …

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      • Anand C. Patel, MD MS OB1 Timothy Ellender, MD, FCCM Joseph D GrepMed 🌈Dr-Dr🦄 Rainbow🌶 Procrastibaker 🥖 Abundant Heaven Integrative Acupuncture Ivor Mectin ( ˘◡˘ )
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        2. Walter Foddis‏ @Waltlaw69 Aug 27
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        1. Todd Lee‏Verified account @DrToddLee Sep 3
          Replying to @GidMK @oneunderscore__

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          The deleted tweets were from the senior author of the surgisphere hcq paper. This is from April 2020 before surgisphere brokehttps://twitter.com/DrToddLee/status/1253138863553417222?t=2TSauavcnC4uIClKtLNaBQ&s=19 …

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          Todd LeeVerified account @DrToddLee
          1) who would have been giving ivermectin for covid in North America between Jan 1 and March 30, 2020? To 451 cases no less? The earliest hit I can find on ivermectin and corona was April 2. Who were these doctors?
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