It would take the ass of a horse to want to study a medicine for horses as a treatment against COVID-19 …
Rand Paul entered the chat …
The Kentucky senator believes that scientists hate former President Donald Trump so much that they will not objectively investigate ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. For those who don’t know, ivermectin is a drug used to deworm horses and Paul believes it could help fight the big bad coronavirus.
And without any approval from the Federal Drug Administration, people have started taking ivermectin because these people prefer to risk their health with a drug they don’t understand than an FDA-approved vaccine. It has gotten so bad that Mississippi officials have urged residents not to take ivermectin, after poison control centers began receiving calls from people who became ill after taking the drug.
From the guardian:
Ivermectin, an antiparasitic, has uses in humans to treat worm, lice and skin problems. But despite being discussed by doctors in statements to Congress, it is not proven to fight Covid-19.
Doctors have also warned against its potential toxicity. Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tweeted, “You’re not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, everyone. Stop it. “
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In accordance with the Cincinnati Enquirer, during a meeting with the components in Cold Spring, Ky., on Friday, Paul stated: “Hatred of Trump bothered these people so much, that they are not willing to study it objectively.
“Therefore, someone like me who is in the middle, I can not say because he will not study ivermectin. They will not study hydroxychloroquine without contaminating their hatred of Donald Trump. “
But let’s be clear: neither Trump ni Paul he knows what the fuck they’re talking about. Does anyone remember hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that Republicans, especially Trump, pushed when he was in office?
It turned out that shit had little effect on doing anything against COVID-19.
Also from The Guardian:
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, studies have not produced evidence that ivermectin can treat Covid-19. The same source lists 31 clinical trials conducted, withdrawn, or ongoing in the U.S.
The FDA says taking large doses of ivermectin is “dangerous and can cause serious harm” and adds, “Never use drugs intended for animals. Vermectin preparations for animals are very different from those approved for humans.”
In Cold Spring, in response to a question from a woman about ivermectin, which she said she kept just in case, Paul said, “I don’t know if it works, but I have an open mind.”
And we get that, before he became a political albatross, Paul was an eye doctor, but he’s always been a fucking idiot. Instead of using his political influence to pressure his voters to follow CDC guidelines, he has spent his COVID years approaching with his lips on Trump’s back. Paul has been reluctant to wear a mask and your YouTube account was suspended for pushing his anti-mask shit.