The kind of shit CNN and many others have done around ivermectin is willfully misleading.
The honest truth is that Ivermectin is a very safe medication not currently approved for COVID treatment as the evidence for it is inconclusive in the eyes of major health organizations. They are continuing to do clinical trials.
Vaccines are known to be effective, and have a good safety profile.
That's the honest truth, that's how we need to talk to people. Not bad faith gaslighting.
A lot of the issues around people who don't get vaccinated makes them up to be nothing but ignorant stupid assholes, but there are more factors at play. A big factor is a lack of public trust in news and organizations, and anytime people in these places of power lie or warp the truth they grow the lack of trust that everybody seems to dislike the consequences of.
There is no proof that it is very safe for COVID though. Pharmacists are literally denying filling the prescriptions because the dosing for COVID is unsafe.
People are correct to say ivermectin is neither safe nor essential for COVID.
We shouldn't talk about medical treatment in terms of what hasn't been proven to be harmful, but what has been proven to be helpful.
