The Ivermectin comments show why censorship is not the way to go. What I got from this thread is that no one should take ivermectin, and that no doctor would prescribe it so everyone taking it must be doing so without a doctor’s supervision.
None of that is correct. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic that is approved for human use. It’s true that using it for Covid is off-label, but doctors can and do prescribe off-label medicines all the time.
As for no doctor prescribing it - Joe Rogan’s doctor did. And from what I have heard, quite a few people have been prescribed Ivermectin by their doctors for Covid relief. In fact, the AMA is talking about sanctioning doctors who prescribe it.
I wouldn’t take Ivermectin. I’m also fully vaxxed, and encourage everyone who asks to go get the vaccine. But it pisses me off when I see people who fight 'disinformation" spreading it. For example, most of the negative articles and headlines refer to it as a ‘horse dewormer’. Bullshit. Ivermectin has been used for 25 years on humans, and has FDA approval for the treatment of all sorts of conditions. Here’s a list of the things its used for in humans, both on-label and off:
We shouldn’t have to lie or spin or propagandize to fight misinformation. In fact, it’s counterproductive. If you lie about it being only a Horse De-wormer and an anti-vaxxer discovers it’s approved in humans, he also won’t believe you when you say it doesn’t do much for Covid relief, which as far as I can tell is true.
The only thing I would absolutely censor is something that would cause immediate harm. Say, if someone came in and asked how to get gum out of hair and someone replied that they should pour bleach on their head.
On edit: Not sure why my link shows the SDMB home page. It’s a link to a straight news story about Ivermectin being prescribed by doctors despite warnings from the FDA. The link works, though.