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25. If it's not a horse dewormer then why is there a horse on the box?

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 01:26 PM

Aug 2021

It's even apple flavored!

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Nobel Prize awarded in 2015 for the discovery/invention of ivermectin for use in humans [View all] Klaralven Aug 2021 OP

But it's not an effective treatment / prophylactic for Covid...nt SidDithers Aug 2021 #1

Correct, and it is not a substitute for getting vaccinated. Klaralven Aug 2021 #2

then why don't you say it in your op rockfordfile Aug 2021 #48

Because that doesn't fit the narrative. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #50

But it still doesn't cure covid... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #3

FOR PARASITES. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #4

Why so mean to someone educating you about womanofthehills Aug 2021 #40

But what the majority of those using it for covid xmas74 Aug 2021 #45

Well... Ohio Joe Aug 2021 #5

Roundworm infestations don't cause COVID-19 EYESORE 9001 Aug 2021 #6

Promoting it as an antiviral is scientifically STUPID. Xoan Aug 2021 #7

It's suspicious. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #29

Please tell us, what in that post is a RW talking point? womanofthehills Aug 2021 #41

Well, hello! You're right on cue. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #49

People are consuming livestock dewormer containing ivermectin because Ocelot II Aug 2021 #8

If they're swallowing horse paste they're swallowing horse paste Blues Heron Aug 2021 #9

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19 quaint Aug 2021 #10

I am still wondering MuseRider Aug 2021 #11

You need to get on Tiktok. xmas74 Aug 2021 #46

Oh good lord MuseRider Aug 2021 #47

I don't know... xmas74 Aug 2021 #58

... for the scientifically uninformed.... nebby70 Aug 2021 #12

Many refused to get vaxed because it was not FDA approved Ligyron Aug 2021 #13

Props to the poster for some truth telling Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #14

LEAVE IVERMECTIN ALONE!! sniff... Blues Heron Aug 2021 #18

I see a resemblance too Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #21

Facts as well as editorials and narratives. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #32

+1 treestar Aug 2021 #27

Interesting how pro-Ivermectin posters and antivaxxer posters seem to team up here. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #30

Oh please Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #35

It's a pretty clever trick - post something true but totally irrelevant, while sowing some confusion lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #36

So you can't back up your claims of evil conspiracies by DU posters? Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #37

You're making my case for me. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #52

Your silence proves you have nothing to back up your ridiculous claims Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #61

It's not totally irrelevant - it's the big story now womanofthehills Aug 2021 #42

Shhh - you're screwing Doc's claim that the antivaxxers here aren't coordinating. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #51

But ivermectin IS used as a horse dewormer kcr Aug 2021 #60

Covid is NOT a parasite. Quit trying to bolster RW idiocy. blm Aug 2021 #15

Sowing subtle doubt is the plan here. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #31

The bad thing about these kind of actions can lead to making something unavailable to regular folks captain queeg Aug 2021 #16

It is among our most successful antiparasitic drugs, including in horses, pets, livestock and humans hlthe2b Aug 2021 #17

"anti-parasitic agent" "dewormer" (unless you want to argue that it's not) Spider Jerusalem Aug 2021 #19

bullshit (ha!) Kali Aug 2021 #20

True. It is an anti-parasitic. Not an anti-bacterial or antiviral. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #22

I posit that the biggest disservice to this useful tool is being done by those... Hugin Aug 2021 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Aug 2021 #24

If it's not a horse dewormer then why is there a horse on the box? mathematic Aug 2021 #25

DEWORMING DOES NOT PREVENT COVID IN HUMANS SharonClark Aug 2021 #26

I'm amazed ripcord Aug 2021 #28

The study is about parasites. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #33

The same could be said about HAB911 Aug 2021 #34

We should always be honest. Buying horse deworming medicine Hortensis Aug 2021 #38

Doctor, my wife IS CURED! HAB911 Aug 2021 #39

What my local yokels are buying and consuming is horse xmas74 Aug 2021 #43

This very important information Locutusofborg Aug 2021 #44

So What? ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #53

Well, it helps subtly insinuate the idea that Ivermectin is a good thing. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #54

There is a definite theme to their posts. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2021 #55

If you're seeing the theme too, please tell the admins. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #56

The only problems with this rant... jmowreader Aug 2021 #57

Calling it a horse dewormer is in no way scientifically inaccurate kcr Aug 2021 #59