The problem with ivermectin is that it's a potentially viable treatment and most rational scientists dearly wish it would work but the evidence currently just isn't that great for Covid-19
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The real issue is that there's a certain segment of conspiracist weirdos who won't accept anything other than outspoken advocacy for the drug no matter how weak the evidence might be
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We will know quite soon whether ivermectin works for COVID-19, and I sincerely hope it does, but pretending the evidence is high-quality when it isn't just makes you seem obsessed not scientific
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Replying to @GidMK
Given the pharmacodynamics issue plus the poor quality equivocal evidence, based on Bayesian considerations I *highly* doubt it will be shown to work, but in the unlikely event that it is I’ll be happy.
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