Ivermectin for COVID-19
4th treatment shown to reduce risk in
August 2020, now with p < 0.0000000001 from 106 studies, recognized in 24 countries.
No treatment is 100% effective.
Protocols combine treatments.
Retrospective 300 COVID-19 patients in Nigeria treated with ivermectin, zinc, vitamin C, and azithromycin, reporting no deaths. Authors conclude that early treatment is critical.
Okogbenin et al., 3 Sep 2021, peer-reviewed, 13 authors.
Clinical characteristics, treatment modalities and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 patients treated at thisday dome isolation and treatment centre, federal capital territory Abuja, Nigeria
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, doi:10.4103/npmj.npmj_532_21
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible viral infection caused by a novel coronavirus named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first reported on 31 st
Conflicts of interest There are no conflicts of interest.
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