Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.

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[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Even so, taking a dewormer that is meant for a horse's digestive system would probably not be very good for a person at all. So at best this is completely pointless, and at worst it could cause permanent damage or death.

And a lot of these fuckers encourage people to not take it themselves, but give it to their kids.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mind you, some people get unscrupulous doctors to prescribe them the human dosage for it. In that case, it’s not going to do anything for them but it’s also not going to do any harm. There were a lot of cases of people getting seriously sick from taking too much of the horse paste version during the COVID pandemic.

[–] Taster_Of_Treats@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There are side effects to the human version of the drug, like any drug, that can be harmful. It's definitely worth it in the case of getting rid of a parasite. Not so much for no fucking reason.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

True, but the side effects aren’t on the same level of what can happen with misdosing the horse paste.