Reply To: Please explain Ivermectin

Yserbius – Thank you for posting some actual science. But I went to the source. And I do understand what it says. This clip is from an article published by 3 Indian doctors (people who live in India) on the NIH website. Their findings are also not based on observation of chemical reactions, but speculation on how is MIGHT work. “Since the conditions in which the virus replicates and infects the cells in vivo and in vitro differs, a decisive comment about how ivermectin may prove to be beneficial to the patients cannot be constructed yet. Similarly, any disparity in the pharmacokinetic properties of this drug and the unidentified drug interactions which may occur under such conditions are yet to be recognized and remarked on.” This is from the article. And it was published in mid-2020. Much more is known about the virus and effective treatments.

In short, the authors argue that Ivermectin is not an anti-viral (it’s an anti-parasitic), but if it kills parasite bodies maybe it could kill virus bodies. They cite correlational studies with other viruses (like Zika) and that there may be statistical evidence of effectiveness. But… they don’t know why or how. COVID-19, they say, is not the same kind of virus, but it’s a virus and the stuff is cheap and available, so give it a shot!

Again, we get to the basis being speculation and statistics, not observation or known biochemistry. A scientific study would say, “we see X attacking Y at Z point and killing/weakening Y.”