Conclusions
The natural experiment that was put into motion with the authorization of IVM use for COVID-19 in Peru in May 2020, as analyzed using data on excess deaths by locality and by state from Peruvian national health sources, resulted in strong evidence for the drug’s effectiveness. Several potential confounding factors, including effects of a social isolation mandate imposed in May 2020, variations in the genetic makeup of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and differences in seropositivity rates and population densities across the 25 states, were considered but did not appear to have significantly influenced these outcomes.
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Covid showed with great clarity that clinical trials are every bit as good as peer-reviewed. During a pandemic, clinical trials are many orders of magnitude better than waiting for peer reviews because time is so important. Moreover, covid showed how deeply compromised by money, greed, hubris, cowardice and stupidity even peer-reviewed medical trials can be. If enough of us absorb this information and apply it judiciously to climate change, reasons for war, and many other policies, we will form a decent brake on the excesses of elitist power and control. ABN
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