Faith Healing or Ivermectin, Americans Demand Choices - Leftists Refuse

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Ivermectin Is Also A Widely Used Human Medicine. Doctors In The U.S. Write
Tens of Thousands of Prescriptions For It Every Year

Ivermectin Explained: Why The SO-CALLED 'Horse Drug' Has Emerged In COVID
Fight

Sarah Westwood
Fri, September 3, 2021, 1:56 PM-4 min read

An anti-parasite drug called ivermectin has emerged as the latest
flash-point in the often bitter public debate about COVID-19 precautions
and vaccines.

Its proponents claim the drug is effective in combating COVID-19
infections, although there is little scientific data to back up the
claims.

Critics of ivermectin cite the lack of evidence, cases in which versions
of the drug have instead caused harm, and the effect interest in the drug
has on vaccination efforts.

MANY ON THE LEFT have questioned the promotion of ANY COVID-19
therapeutic, EVEN ONES THAT HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE against the virus, such
as monoclonal antibody drugs, because they argue unvaccinated people will
avoid getting vaccinated if they mistakenly believe COVID-19 has a cure.

(turns out, VACCINATED people can STILL catch AND spread Covid)

For example, Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken heat from
liberal critics who accuse him of undermining vaccination efforts with his
recent focus on the availability of COVID-fighting drugs.

Here is what you need to know about ivermectin.

What is it?

Ivermectin is a drug used TO TREAT INFECTIONS caused by parasites, such as
river blindness and intestinal problems CAUSED by roundworms.

Scientists who developed ivermectin won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and
Medicine in 2015, when the foundation said the drug "revolutionized
therapy for patients suffering from devastating parasitic diseases."

In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends
refugees coming to the United States from most parts of the world take
ivermectin as a "presumptive therapy."

Is it a horse drug?

Versions of ivermectin are also used to de-worm livestock, which has
caused confusion and fueled political commentary about the use of the
drug.

Inspired by the growing public discussion of ivermectin, some people have
attempted to purchase the animal version of it, which is more readily
available than the type prescribed by doctors to humans.

The increased interest prompted one feed store in Las Vegas to demand that
anyone buying the drug in recent days provide a photograph of their horse
to cut down on people seeking ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.

In Oklahoma, SOME hospitals have reported an influx of patients sickened
by taking doses of ivermectin formulated for full-grown horses.

But although many media outlets and commentators have characterized
ivermectin as primarily a horse drug, and partisans on social media have
mocked those expressing interest in it as a COVID-19 treatment, IVERMECTIN
IS ALSO A WIDELY USED HUMAN MEDICINE. DOCTORS IN THE U.S. WRITE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PRESCRIPTIONS FOR IT EVERY YEAR.

What does the FDA say?

The Food and Drug Administration has warned the public against using
ANIMAL VERSIONS OF IVERMECTIN to combat the virus because the drugs are
formulated differently than those for humans and often involve much higher
doses.

HOWEVER, THE AGENCY DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SCIENTISTS ARE STUDYING THE USE
OF IVERMECTIN IN COVID-19 CASES.

"The FDA has not reviewed data to support use of ivermectin in COVID-19
patients to treat or to prevent COVID-19; however, some initial research
is underway," the FDA wrote in a warning against taking the drug.

Who has promoted it?

Popular podcast host Joe Rogan stirred debate about the drug when he
revealed this week that he took ivermectin, among other drugs, to treat
COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus.

Rogan said he felt "great" after taking ivermectin and monoclonal
antibodies to combat his COVID-19 symptoms.

The host faced ridicule for highlighting the drug, as many critics have
accused those who embrace it of being anti-vaccination. Rogan has
suggested in the past that healthy, younger people don't need a vaccine.

A mayor in Alaska also weathered criticism after encouraging the study of
ivermectin in COVID-19 patients. Charlie Pierce, mayor of Kenai Peninsula
Borough, suggested doctors review the drug for the alternative use because
it is relatively inexpensive.

Only a handful of doctors have openly promoted the drug, but they have
been derided as outliers in a medical community that largely advises
patients to stay away from ivermectin except for its approved uses.

Does it work?

There is no reliable evidence to suggest ivermectin is effective against
COVID- 19, although scientists have performed several studies to date.

A REVIEW OF DATA FROM 15 IVERMECTIN TRIALS FOUND THAT THE DRUG DID REDUCE
DEATHS AMONG COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO TOOK IT, according to an analysis
published this month in the American Journal of Therapeutics.

"MODERATE-CERTAINTY EVIDENCE FINDS THAT LARGE REDUCTIONS IN COVID-19
DEATHS ARE POSSIBLE USING IVERMECTIN," the seven scientists who authored
the analysis wrote in conclusion. "Using ivermectin early in the clinical
course may reduce numbers progressing to severe disease."

The World Health Organization advised in March that scientists can use
ivermectin to treat COVID-19 in clinical trials as research into the drug
progresses.

WHO officials wrote that the evidence so far suggesting ivermectin reduces
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths is "very low certainty" because the
trials have been small. In March, the number of patients who had enrolled
in ivermectin trials reviewed by WHO was 2,407.

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So Much For Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida
Blacks and Hispanics Following Covid Guidelines

Why Do Lying Liberals Keep Lying About WHITES And Republicans in Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida

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As Texas expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility, racial disparities
persist among Black, Hispanic residents. White Texans are being vaccinated
at nearly twice the rate of Hispanic Texans and...

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The analysis also shows that Black residents continue to experience the
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Mississippi's Black residents face broadband, transportation barriers with
Covid vaccinations Feb. 8, 2021 04:37 For the poor and communities of
color, access barriers can snowball.

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Black community tackles vaccine hesitancy in Alabama but...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/03/alabama-vaccine-hesitancy

Jun 3, 2021RaShunda St George, of the Prime Care medical center,
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Black, Latino Georgians Lag Behind Whites In COVID Shots...

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Blacks and Latinos in Georgia have significantly lower COVID-19
vaccination rates than whites, a newly released Kaiser Health News
analysis shows. Thirty percent of whites in Georgia have had at least one
shot, yet they trail another group - Asians, who are at 44 percent. The
data were provided to KHN by the CDC in response to a public...

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Florida's Black and Hispanic communities need more COVID Vaccines...

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/02/02/floridas-black-and-hispanic-
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Florida's Black and Hispanic communities need more COVID vaccines |
Editorial.... Florida added 15,978 coronavirus cases, 213 deaths in the
past week Jul. 3 News.

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COVID-19 Is Killing Over Twice As Many Black Americans As Whites

Black individuals are nearly three times as likely to contract COVID-19
and twice as likely to die from the virus, compared with white
individuals, according to a new report by the National Urban League.
Researchers have struggled to measure with precision the race gaps in
COVID-19 because much of the early data reported by hospitals did not
include information about patients' race - as of early August,
Pennsylvania has reported race data for about half of its cases.

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Black Mississippians are receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccinations...

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hy- black-mississippians-are-receiving-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-than-white-
mississippians/

Dr. Andrea Phillips and other Black physicians in the state gathered at
her small solo clinic in Jackson for a press conference on Jan. 5, a day
after Mississippi's general elderly population became eligible to receive
COVID-19 vaccines. The physicians wanted to help show other Black
Mississippians that the vaccine was safe to take while...

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CDC: Blacks Dying of COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates

Black Americans were disproportionately more likely to die of COVID-19
during the spring and summer months, a new indicator that the corona
virus's toll is falling most heavily on under-served and minority
communities.

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Florida's Black and Hispanic communities need more COVID Vaccines...

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/02/02/floridas-black-and-hispanic-
communities-need-more-covid-vaccines-editorial/

Florida's Black and Hispanic communities need more COVID vaccines |
Editorial.... Florida added 15,978 coronavirus cases, 213 deaths in the
past week Jul. 3 News.

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Why Black And Latino People Still Lag On COVID Vaccines...

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/26/989962041/why-black-
an
d- latino-people-still-lag-on-covid-vaccines-and-how-to-fix-it

Apr 26, 2021

In Florida, for instance, Black people represent 16% of residents but only
8% of those vaccinated. In Illinois, 17% of people who died from COVID-19
were Black, but only 9% of those vaccinated are.

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Hispanics are being short-changed on Covid-19...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blacks-hispanics-are-being-short-
chang
ed- covid-19-vaccines-florida-n1259204

Blacks and Hispanics are being short-changed on Covid-19 vaccines in
Florida and elsewhere.

HOWEVER they're being "treated", Blacks and Hispanics are NOT making the
effort to GET vaccinated.

MOST Blacks and Hispanics live in urban areas, where there are an
ABUNDANCE of places you can get vaccinated.

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Black, Hispanic Floridians Make Up 40% of Florida's Population, Have Only
Received 13% of COVID-19 Vaccinations

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/black-hispanic-floridians-make-up-40-
florid
as- population-have-only-received-13-covid-19-
vaccinations/REPLSF56QFATFFOWDN7IHRCW7A/

Black, Hispanic Floridians make up 40% of Florida's population, have only
received 13% of COVID-19 vaccinations February 10, 2021 at 6:37 pm EST By
Deanna Allbrittin, WFTV.com and Sarah Wilson...

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Florida's Black, Hispanic Communities Lag Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination
Rates, Data Shows

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communities-lag-behind-in-covid-19-vaccination-rates-data-shows/

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Statistics tell the story - people in Black and
Hispanic communities in Florida are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in
less numbers than their Caucasian counterparts...

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Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-
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9- vaccinations-race-ethnicity/

Figure 2 shows the shares of COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths
among Black, Hispanic, Asian, and White people. The data also show the
distribution of the total population by these groups as...

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Hispanics Show 'Less Consistent Adherence' to Social Distancing,
Mask-Wearing

Hispanics make up a high percentage of COVID-19 cases, are not wearing
masks and are not socially distancing as much as the rest of the
population.

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Why Some People of Color Say They Won't Wear Masks

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/us/face-masks-ethnicity-coronavirus-cdc-
trnd/index.html

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Blacks And Hispanics Fear Wearing Masks In Public

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Statistics are showing a disproportionate number of
African Americans are getting sick and dying of coronavirus.

Still, some minorities say they don't want to wear masks in public.

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People of Color Won't Be Required to Wear Masks

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. - People of color are exempt from an Oregon county's
mask mandate over concerns about racial profiling.

So... they can spread Covid-19 because they don't HAVE to wear a mask,
JUST to keep them from being profiled?

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Covid's "Untold Story": Texas Blacks And Latinos Are Dying In The Prime of
Their Lives

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blacks
- and-latinos-are-dying-in-the-prime-of-their-lives/

Dec 19, 2020 - More than 4,200 Hispanics between ages 25 and 64 have died
of COVID in Texas. That works out to 74 deaths per 100,000 people.
Meenwhile (MoP), more than 1,100 whites in that age group have died,
which...

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As COVID-19 Hammers Texas, Hispanic Residents Are Dying At The Highest
Rate

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residen
ts- are-dying-highest-rate-n1235242

Texas Latino communities affected by COVID-19 due to pre-existing
economic, health inequities July 30, 2020 02:39 There are numerous reasons
for the disparities, experts say.

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Hispanic Residents Bear Brunt of COVID-19 In Texas

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/30/texas-coronavirus-hispanic/

Leonor Quiroz's husband, Valentin Quiroz, died of COVID-19 in May.
Valentin died May 23, leaving Leonor with more than $25,000 in
out-of-pocket medical and funeral expenses. "A lot of my Hispanic...

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Why has COVID-19 hit Latino communities so hard?

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covi
d- 19-hit-latino-communities-so-hard/

How a professor in Texas tracked the undercounting of COVID-19 cases among
Hispanics, and why the Rio Grande Valley is hard hit. Karma R. Chávez
(she/her) is associate professor and chair in the Department of Mexican
American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin |
@queermigrations

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How the Covid Pandemic Affected U.S. Hispanics Over the...

https://www.texaslatinoconservatives.com/covid_pandemic_hispanics

by V. Lance Tarrance. Comments on a new report released July 15, 2021 by
the Pew Research Center. A very large study of Hispanics was recently
conducted (March 2021) which showed that Hispanics in the United States
have been hit very hard by the Covid-19 pandemic this past year,
particularly with their biggest hardships being losing jobs and work
projects.

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Update: Coronavirus Case Rates and Death Rates for Latinos...

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latino
s- in-the-united-states/

Race/ethnicity data is available for 63% of the nation's cases. COVID-19-
associated hospitalizations are also higher among Latinos. States are also
experiencing Latino coronavirus case disparities: Utah is 14% Latino. But
they make up 20.3% of COVID-19 cases on July 5, 2021. Oregon is 13%
Latino. But they make up 23.2% of COVID-19 cases on...

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Texas studying COVID-19's uneven impact on communities of...

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on-
communities-of-color/

Houston's 2.3 million residents are 45 percent Hispanic or Latino, 25
percent white non-Hispanic or Latino, 23 percent Black and 7 percent
Asian. (Hispanic is an ethnicity; therefore, Hispanics can be of any
race.) More details about local COVID-19 data can be found on Harris
County Public Health's Harris County/Houston COVID-19 dashboard.

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08/1
2/379623/covid-19-kills-growing-number-of-texas-latinos-at-
disproportionate
- rates/

COVID-19 has taken the lives of a disproportionate amount of Latinos in
Houston and across Texas. Though Hispanics make up 40% of the statewide
population, they account for 52% of COVID-19 deaths...

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North Texas Hispanics Could be at Greatest Risk of Covid-19. Thinking Man.
Mar 24, 2020...

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COVID-19 Behavioral Health Disparities Black Latino...

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disparities-black-latino-communities.pdf

Messaging about COVID -19 testing, behavioral health services, and federal
stimulus opportunities must be accurate, culturally understood, and
disseminated through information channels that reach Black and Latino
communities. Black or Latino radio, websites such as BlackDoctor.org, and
trusted media figures are important messengers.

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The COVID Racial Data Tracker | The COVID Tracking Project

https://covidtracking.com/race/

COVID-19 is affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color
the most. The COVID Racial Data Tracker is a collaboration between the
COVID Tracking Project and the Boston University Center for Antiracist
Research. Together, we're gathering the most complete and up-to-date race
and ethnicity data on COVID-19 in the United States.

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Coronavirus infection by race: What's behind the health...

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/expert-
answers/coronavirus-infection-by-race/faq-20488802

COVID-19 hospitalization rates among non-Hispanic Black people and
Hispanic or Latino people were both about 4.7 times the rate of
non-Hispanic white people. While there's no evidence that people of color
have genetic or other biological factors that make them more likely to be
affected by COVID-19 , they are more likely to have underlying...

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COVID-19 Deaths by Race/Ethnicity | KFF https://www.kff.org/other/state-
indicator/covid-19-deaths-by-race-ethnicity/

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite
2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and
Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street...

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Hispanic And Black Children Facing Higher Rates Of COVID-19
Hospitalization: CDC

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hispanic-and-black-children-facing-
higher
- rates-of-covid-19-hospitalization-cdc/ar-BB17J7Ur

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CNN: CDC Data: Covid-19 Hit Hispanics, Blacks And Those With Underlying
Conditions Harder

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/cdc-covid-charts-black-hispanic-
underlying-conditions/index.html

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Hispanics and Blacks Are Hardest Hit by COVID-19 in New York City

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-04-08/coronavirus-
disproportionally-kills-hispanics-and-blacks-in-new-york-city

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Why Black And Hispanic Residents Are More Likely To Become Infected By The
Coronavirus

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/why-black-and-hispanic-
residents-are-more-likely-to-become-infected-by-the-coronavirus/

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Hispanic Americans Being Hit Hard By COVID-19

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200629/hispanic-americans-being-hit-
hard-
by- covid-19#1

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Doctors Worry About COVID's Effects on Hispanics

Hispanic Americans, who make up 18.3% of the country's population,
represent 32.7 % of new coronavirus cases nationwide, according to data
from the CDC.

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Health Concerns From COVID-19 Much Higher Among Hispanics and Blacks Than
Whites

About half of Hispanic adults (49%) are very concerned about unknowingly
spreading COVID-19 to others, compared with 38% of black adults and 28% of
white adults. And Hispanics (43%) and blacks (31%) are far more likely
than whites (18%) to be very concerned over getting COVID-19 and needing
to be hospitalized.

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CDC: Blacks, Hispanics Dying of COVID-19 at Disproportionately High Rates

Black and Hispanic Americans were disproportionately more likely to die of
COVID-19 during the spring and summer months, a new indicator that the
corona virus's toll is falling most heavily on under-served and minority
communities

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