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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. Alexandros Marinos‏ @alexandrosM Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK

      They didn't do the same thing, though. And they didn't know as much then.

      1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes
    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @alexandrosM

      They did the same thing with regards to ivermectin. And knowledge has nothing to do with whether you believe results should replicate or not

      2 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
    3. Alexandros Marinos‏ @alexandrosM Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK

      I am still not talking about the results. I am talking about whether it is an ethical study design to do what they did. I do not believe it is. Had they done more things, maybe it would have been, but they do not appear to have done so. As such, it looks, to me, negligent.

      5 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @alexandrosM

      That's just meaningless. Either you think that the results should replicate - i.e. ivermectin should have a benefit even if it is 3 days etc - or you don't. If you discard Together for this reason, but not Niaee, then your objection is nonsense

      3 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK @alexandrosM

      *Negligent* is a moral judgement, but unless you honestly believe that there is a reason that ivermectin in the same doses/timings would show a benefit in one trial but not another, the results stand and your weird objections can be ignored

      1 reply 0 retweets 33 likes
    6. Alexandros Marinos‏ @alexandrosM Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK

      My objection *is* moral. I really have no idea what discussion you are participating in. I am participating in a discussion about the things I have said about the Together trial. And if other trials did this little for late-stage patients, the same criticism applies.

      2 replies 0 retweets 22 likes
    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @alexandrosM

      Ah, ok then I understand. So moralizing aside, we're agreed that based on current best evidence there does not appear to be a mortality benefit for ivermectin for people with COVID-19

      2 replies 0 retweets 39 likes
    8. Carvking‏ @carvking Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK @alexandrosM

      I've seen this before - @GidMK is having the meta-debate about Ivermectin and studies while @alexandrosM is trying to get the message across that Ivermectin works to help with the current pandemic. This is how it reads to me anyway. @GidMK would you take IVM if sick w/Cov?

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @carvking @alexandrosM

      No. I would enroll in our local clinical trial looking at various treatments, much better use of my time and more helpful for the world

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    10. Carvking‏ @carvking Aug 29
      Replying to @GidMK @alexandrosM

      But IVM is perfectly safe - better IVM than an aspirin. But you would push it away ? What if a loved one was sick and the doctors didn't have any idea what to do. Would you then try it ?https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/ivermectin-wins-in-court-again-for-human-rights/article_98d26958-a13a-11eb-a698-37c06f632875.html …

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 29
      Replying to @carvking @alexandrosM

      There are literally hundreds of relatively safe drugs. They all have side-effects. I would only take something that I thought would have a benefit, and currently we don't really know if ivermectin does

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