“when I check w/ Ivermectin, I did not see any large studies quantifying the effect, so it is hard to judge. Given the low cost, I am surprised why the proponents were not able to organize that.”
It’s hard to judge if you have loony toon evidence standards. I posted earlier regarding this. Take a look at ashmedai.substack “dot” com/p/the-gross-misapplication-of-evidentiary.
Also, I don’t know how you missed all the large studies, specifically the country-level ones that found country wide effects. ואין כאן מקום להאריך
Furthermore, RCT’s are not “low cost”, they cost millions of dollars to set up and execute, which means that a benefactor is required to finance it (like the govt).
“Masks – I quoted recently a large high-quality study from Bangladesh about effects of masks in real communities. It is very convincing.”
The Bangladesh study is such a joke that it would get laughed out of an elementary school science fair. I challenge you to explain what they measured and how it relates to what the study’s authors were claiming to see from the study. I think that you have no idea what the study actually found or how they assessed the raw data etc., but you’re quoting it nonetheless because you heard someone else say it was “high quality” and you’re merely regurgitating that which you heard without understanding a כי הוא זה about the study itself.
“I was wondering about nasal sprays myself. This would make sense, provided population can do it. Are there any reliable studies on that?”
The FLCCC in their documentation on their website explaining their protocols references the studies underlying the treatments they advocate for.
Health stated: “TU -“You do realize that if a medicine like Ivermectin works, then everyone who is against it has blood on their hands, especially those who advocate against it publicly??”
The problem is – when something is in the Medical realm & unscrupulous People make it a Political or for Financial gain issue.
Eg. – HCQ – When Trump mentioned it – the Media & others laughed.
This was Politics.
The Truth is HCQ has more success than Remdisivir, which the Gov. Approved.
Go look at the studies.”
I don’t understand how you said is responding to what I said. The political interference in medicine does not excuse anyone who weighs in on the issue publicly for failing to do even cursory research into the sugya (ie more than a superficial tallying of how many studies exist that fit preconceived notions of what evidence should look like) My point was that AAQ’s argument – ““Anyway, I am looking how those who are skeptical can positively contribute without causing controversies and opposition when they just call for medicines others like.”” –
is unsettling, because it cavalierly dismisses what is claimed to be a miracle drug against covid on the grounds that it causes controversy, which makes it an absurd argument on its face.
Remdesivir is a total zero, HCQ is pretty effective with proper dosing, timing, and companion drugs/supplements, but Ivermectin dwarfs HCQ in efficacy. There is a reason that all of the FLCCC protocols are built on Ivermectin and not HCQ.