Thread by @nickmmark

To the ivermectin die hards asking "What about Uttar Pradesh?!?" Perhaps you can answer the question "Why *ONLY* Uttar Pradesh?"
You realize that IVM was tried and failed in Peru, Brazil, & elsewhere. Why have the benefits of IVM *never* been seen in RCTs or other countries?
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Alternatively, perhaps the "Uttar Pradesh Miracle" has to do with proven interventions: lockdown, curfew, mask mandate, testing/quarantine, & vaccines.

There's also major under-reporting in UP. (Unless you think IVM has decreased deaths from car accidents & cancer too).
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To those saying UP "was only 5% vaccinated" when cases started to drop, realize that vaccinating frontline people can/does reduce transmission & vaccinating high risk people reduces mortality.

If you are looking for why cases REMAIN low, UP is >50% partially vaxxed right now
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Also recognize that we've seen an identical pattern of a spike in cased followed by rapid decline in places that never used ivermectin, such as New York City, Northern Italy, and Spain.
A decline in cases after a spike isn't a miracle. It's what happens in a pandemic.

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For more on this see my updated post on Debunking Ivermania:
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onepagericu.com/blog/debunking…

People seem very confused by this.

“Only 5% fully vaccinated” (w/ ~20-25% partially vaxxed) means that about a quarter of the population is less likely to be infected & infect others, and are at lower risk of dying or being hospitalized. This absolutely can make a difference.