Why do you think countries (e.g. South America) that have had heavy use of Ivermectin since the fall of 2020 or earlier...they're still heavily infected with Covid ?
By the way, India was one of those countries too. In fact, they were distributing Ivermectin to its citizens since late 2020 and still had that roaring rising in Covid infections in early 2021.
I'm thinking about
drug-resistant viruses.
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When an influenza virus changes in the active site where an antiviral drug works, that virus shows reduced susceptibility to that antiviral drug. Reduced susceptibility can be a sign of potential antiviral drug resistance. Antiviral drugs may not work as well in viruses with reduced susceptibility.
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My point, could the above (drug-resistant viruses) explain why countries that are heavily using Ivermectin have been hit hard by Covid or is it just a case that those countries had so many people (a very large population)...Covid only infected those that were not treated with Ivermectin ?
Another possible reason...there was too much home use (self-care) by people not properly using it and that is reason why those countries was hit heavy with Covid.
I begin thinking about this when I see a handful of ET members complaining about the souther U.S. border crossing...complaining that South Americans are bringing in the Covid and they're not being vaccinated.
That then begs the question again...these are only people crossing the border that are not using Ivermectin ???
I think more about Peru...a country that not only embraced Ivermectin back in
May 2020...it became part of their National Healthcare Policy.
Reminder about the drug-resistant possibility...please view the below chart of
Peru after May 2020.
Here's a known fact in virology, immunology, genetics, and many sciences...when a virus becomes drug-resistant..., not a problem because the Doctor then switches to another medical treatment
or vaccine that works.
Now look at the below charts...again of Peru...in comparison to the above chart of Covid Deaths. Yet, keep in mind that Ivermectin has been widely in use since May of 2020, and Vaccinations got started in early February of 2021.
Like India, Peru begins a heavy
education about Covid in April 2021 via going door to door. In addition, Peru put more emphasis on face mask wearing since April than any other time in the Pandemic just like India.
Just the same, Peru fix or improved the shortage in Oxygen, ventilators, medical beds and medical equipment just like India.
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