That’s the beauty of it! Libruhls overhype the danger of horse medicine, which causes righties to take more of it and distrust mainstream medical advice like masks and vaccines. The result is higher covid mortality among covid deniers. Genius!
You might want to reread the BBC article again, as its focus is ivermectin overdoses supposedly straining ER facilities. And Rolling Stone came out with this:
“The rise in people using ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug usually reserved for deworming horses or livestock, as a treatment or preventative for Covid-19 has emergency rooms “so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting” access to health facilities, an emergency room doctor in Oklahoma said.”
“This week, Dr. Jason McElyea told KFOR the overdoses are causing backlogs in rural hospitals, leaving both beds and ambulance services scarce.”
It seems that KFOR first aired this dubious story, so I’ll correct my earlier post to reflect that Rolling Stone was the national outlet that gave it legs.
The central point remains: Careless, substandard reporting occurred and was amplified, giving credence to a story that at best looks to be grossly exaggerated. People who should have known better were eager to believe it because it justified their preconceived views.
Rolling Stone in particular has been badly burned before by reports that fit its mindset (the nonexistent MMR vaccine-autism coverup and the UVA rape case) but didn’t learn from its mistakes on this occasion.
“the BBC was not able to independently verify this claim” refers to gunshot victims allegedly being turned away, and does not question the idea of a flood of ivermectin overdose victims jamming the ERs.
So why were they in such a rush to publish such claims? Do BBC reporters not have access to phones to contact hospitals, emergency responders, medical societies and the like? That would have saved them considerable embarassment and having to add “updates”.
I’d love to believe that’s true. Snopes says nopes.
The study in question was not published in a credible journal, nor was it hosted by an accredited, reputable institution. In the decade since the study’s supposed 2011 publication, there has been little — if any — related research to confirm its findings. Furthermore, a spokesperson for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told Snopes that infertility in men is not a known side effect of ivermectin and, as such, is not included in U.S. labeling requirements
He has a number of fans. He has a platform that he can use to get others to follow his example.
There are people who will not improve unless they seek proper medical attention, which they will not because they will be getting horse de-wormer from the tractor supply store. They will not get the vaccine, or follow social distancing/masking recommendations in the belief that there is a miracle drug out there if they do get sick.
This is the part I cannot wrap my head around. People will not get the vaccination but will willingly take non-approved medicine promoted by quacks and whackjobs. What makes people fear something promoted by scientists and professionals but listen to cousin Billy on Facebook who did his “research” (listening to Rogan). Even if Rogan didn’t take the horse format, it’s not stopping others from taking that route. This shit is snake oil.
