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Ivermectin, Z-Pac, & Vit. D can help COVID-19 patients. Fear-mongering with full-face respirator masks is unnecessary.

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Ivermectin, Z-Pac, and Vitamin D can help COVID-19 patients. Fear-mongering with full-face respirator masks is unnecessary.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oacbh5pdex7d43wvhlvzj54p/post/3lbp5uhzcvk24

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This information is coming from a highly unreliable source, a bluesky post. Additionally the poster does not provide any information about where they are getting this information from. According to the FDA, Ivermectin, a treatment for parasitic worms, is not authorized to treat patients of Covid-19. Self medication, using ivermectin, has resulted in multiple hospitalizations, and is not an effective treatment for Covid-19. Although since the beginning of the pandemic, evaluations on the effectiveness of masking has varied, it is clear that masks are a way to reduce the spread of respiratory viruses by reducing the amount of germs you breathe in. Overall, this claim is ridiculously false.

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/masks.html

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/ivermectin-and-covid-19
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