I recently discovered that anti-vaxxers have been promoting a anti-parasite medication instead of the vaccine. Their reason for doing so is that it is “generic” and therefore there no ulterior motive at play, but that is a hilariously ignorant position to take.
Even generic medication has to be manufactured and only major metastudy that has endorsed the use of this medication is one that is explicitly trying to promote the use of this drug, and held said position before the study.
What’s more, the most high profile instances of promoting this idea in the US came from an op-Ed from a company that already manufactures the drug and would be ready to produce large amounts.
What’s more, this would be treatment for symptoms and not prevention—and the only evidence it works at all is from small studies too tiny to base large scale conclusions from….
… all of which is why the FDA has not approved it for use in treating COVID.
Keep in mind that lack of FDA approval is one of the reasons they cite for not getting the vaccine in the first damn place.
Keep in mind that lack of FDA approval is one of the reasons they cite for not getting the vaccine in the first damn place.
I am beginning to think these anti-vaxxers are not being intellectually honest.
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