RFK Jr, HHS & MAHA

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In humans, ivermectin is FDA-approved in oral tablet form for the treatment of two conditions caused by parasitic worms:
  • Strongyloidiasis (threadworm infection), which can cause symptoms like abdominal pain and rashes.
  • Onchocerciasis (river blindness), an infection transmitted by black flies that can lead to vision problems, including permanent blindness.
Topical (on the skin) forms of ivermectin are also approved to treat head lice and the inflammatory skin condition rosacea.
 
finesse said:
In humans, ivermectin is FDA-approved in oral tablet form for the treatment of two conditions caused by parasitic worms:
  • Strongyloidiasis (threadworm infection), which can cause symptoms like abdominal pain and rashes.
  • Onchocerciasis (river blindness), an infection transmitted by black flies that can lead to vision problems, including permanent blindness.
Topical (on the skin) forms of ivermectin are also approved to treat head lice and the inflammatory skin condition rosacea.
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Yeah that’s along the lines of what I’d thought.

So it’s a mystery to me where or why this quackery originated, and why it’s still lingering and taking new shapes. Cancer treatment? And from a Yale epidemiologist? WTF.
 
duluoz said:
Can anyone explain to me where the ivermectin craze during the pandemic originated? Like, who’s getting rich off this stuff, or trying to?

I know it’s supposedly for horses, but are there any valid substantiated applications for humans? Or is it all just junk quackery.
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I recall a study in the news from (?) Argentina or somewhere showing some effect of Ivermectin on reducing the severity and mortality of COVID. Follow-up work showed no effect, but the anti-Vaxxers and MAGAts glommed onto it and pushed this hard as an alternative. Someone correct me if I remember wrong here.
 

U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors​

The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.

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“… The current U.S. schedule calls for vaccinations to protect against 18 infectious diseases, including covid-19, according to a Food and Drug Administration presentation in December, compared with calls for vaccinations to protect against 10 infectious diseases in Denmark.Denmark does not recommend vaccinating children for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and chicken pox, among other common pathogens.

Public health experts say comparisons to Denmark are misleading, noting the countries differ sharply in population, health systems and disease burden. They argue that what works in Denmark’s small, universal health care system does not easily translate to the far larger and more diverse U.S. population with uneven access to quality care.

“You don’t just superimpose policies from other countries without context onto the United States,” said Demetre Daskalakis, who oversaw the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s center for respiratory diseases and immunization before he resigned from the agency in August. “This is not gold standard science.”

A Danish health official questioned why the U.S. would follow his country’s lead.

“Personally, I do not think this makes sense scientifically,” Anders Hviid, an official in Denmark’s Statens Serum Institute, which prevents and controls infectious diseases as part of the country’s ministry of health, wrote in an email early Saturday. “Public health is not one size fits all. It’s population specific and dynamic. Denmark and the U.S. are two very different countries.”

Unlike Denmark, the U.S. is planning a more limited approach for recommending vaccines to children known as shared clinical decision-making,which has not been reported. This means people should consult a doctor, pharmacist or other medical professional before getting a shot, and insurers would still be required to pay for them. It’s not clear how broad the shift would be and when it would happen.…”
 
Next stop, more states will quit having vaccine requirements, some insurance will refuse to cover some vaccines and doctors and pharmacists will be open to being sued by patients claiming injury due to recommended vaccines.
 
nycfan said:
Next stop, more states will quit having vaccine requirements, some insurance will refuse to cover some vaccines and doctors and pharmacists will be open to being sued by patients claiming injury due to recommended vaccines.
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Also, some doctors/pharmacists will stop purchasing vaccines. Others will purchase fewer quantities because demand will be lower. Patients/parents will have to return to get some vaccines or drive to more distant locations.

Before Trump 2.0, CDC advertised that vaccines were available and why the vaccines were beneficial. Such advertising is gone or disappearing. Fewer people will go to health clinics to get vaccinated because they don’t know the vaccines exist or how to get vaccinated.
 
My parents grew up in the pre-antibiotic age. While some vaccines obviously predate me by centuries, a LOT of them came into existence during my lifetime. It's sad to see all these advances in medical science that occurred largely during my lifetime will probably disappear during my lifetime. That's one hell of a legacy to take to my grave.
 
nycfan said:
Next stop, more states will quit having vaccine requirements, some insurance will refuse to cover some vaccines and doctors and pharmacists will be open to being sued by patients claiming injury due to recommended vaccines.
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When they they stop covering the inevitable illnesses directly linked to lack of vaccination?
 
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