The claim

After initial reports of an effect against COVID-19, the drug Ivermectin, used against parasites and worms, was advertised on the Internet and sparked hype among anti-vaccination people. They saw the drug as a miracle cure for the pandemic.

Our conclusion

A study comes to the conclusion that the worm medication does not reduce the risk of requiring hospital treatment after a coronavirus infection compared to a placebo. So ivermectin had no effect on COVID-19 patients and has been shown to be ineffective.

The antiparasitic drug, used to deworm horses and cattle, was considered an alternative to treating COVID-19. As part of the study, the researchers analyzed over 1,300 patients who were infected with COVID-19.

What worked in a Petri dish does not necessarily mean it will work in humans. Neither does veterinary medicine, which is supposed to help against COVID-19. Last year we repeatedly reported ( HERE , HERE , HERE ) that people were taking ivermectin against COVID-19. In November 2020, a study appeared on the Research Square site (see HERE ) claiming that in a hospital, COVID-19 patients who received ivermectin recovered significantly faster, and the mortality rate was said to have decreased by 90 percent. The study came after scientists at the University of Melbourne showed at the beginning of 2020 that ivermectin in cell cultures can reduce the load of coronaviruses by a factor of 5,000.

The problem was that the study was grossly fake . However, this study has sparked hype among anti-vaxxers. They saw the drug as a miracle cure for the pandemic. However, it quickly became apparent that there were major discrepancies in the study, which was finally withdrawn on July 14, 2021 ( HERE ).

2022: Large study now confirms that the drug Ivermectin definitely does not help against Covid-19

The researchers of the study write in the specialist magazine “New England Journal of Medicine”:

“Ivermectin treatment did not result in a lower incidence of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 progression or prolonged observation in the emergency department in outpatients with an early diagnosis of COVID-19.”

The researchers examined 1,358 patients who were infected with the virus in Brazil - half received ivermectin, the other half a placebo. The study comes to the conclusion that the worm medication does not reduce the risk of requiring hospital treatment after a coronavirus infection compared to the placebo.

The Effect of Ivermectin Compared to Placebo on Covid-19 Related Hospitalization or Prolonged Observation in an Emergency Situation
Effect of Ivermectin as Compared with Placebo on Covid-19–Related Hospitalization or Extended Observation in an Emergency Setting.
(The Effect of Ivermectin Compared to Placebo on Covid-19-Related Hospitalization or Prolonged Observation in an Emergency Situation)

“The medication has no effect!”

Stefan Kluge, the director of the Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, tweeted with regard to the study on March 31, 2022: “No effect of the drug!”

“That should put this topic to rest.”

The infectious immunologist Leif Erik Sander from the Berlin Charité also tweeted that this study should put the topic to rest and that other drugs such as mAB, Nirmatrelvir, Remdesivir do show a clear benefit

The manufacturer spoke out about Ivermectin as early as 2021 and spoke out against its use for COVID-19!

therefore clearly speaks out against taking it for COVID-19, in line with current medical recommendations MSD would like to note the following regarding the increased reports of taking ivermectin (Stromectol®) outside of approved uses ( HERE ):

  • There is no meaningful evidence of clinical effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2.
  • Numerous recognized institutions (such as BASG, RKI, WHO) point out the low level of evidence and methodological limitations of previous studies and clearly speak out against the use of ivermectin for SARS-CoV-2.

To date, the World Health Organization (WHO), Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) are against the use of the drug in the pandemic. If the dosage is incorrect, the drug can be highly toxic.

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