Thread by @GidMK

One of the more depressing things about all these god-awful ivermectin "analyses" is how much they muddy the water if the drug DOES prove effective to some degree

https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1464391505951346691

I mean, it's entirely possible (some would reasonably argue likely) that ivermectin has a benefit for COVID-19! It's extremely unlikely that the benefit is large, but a small benefit is still very much on the cards

We may end up being quite certain that ivermectin reduces the death rate from COVID-19 by, say, 10%. That would be important, and the medication would be a useful part of the toolkit for treatment of the disease

Problem is, analyses like this Japan nonsense are just gibberish. There is no plausible way that a single press conference by a non-official source completely turns around a massive epidemic, even if ivermectin is 100% effective against COVID-19

Absurd stuff like this has very firmly cemented the belief in most reasonable people's minds that ivermectin=bullshit, because even if you think ivermectin is effective this fails even the most cursory logical examination

https://twitter.com/PierreKory/status/1462623647156289539?s=20

What this means is that, if we do find that ivermectin works, I suspect many reasonable people will dismiss that because the charlatans have been pushing it as a perfect cure rather than being honest about uncertainty and evidence