Hank: the large ivermectin trial in England will provide much more good data (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-07-30) · owner: Hank
In July 2021 Hank said a large, well-designed ivermectin study under way in England would provide a lot more good data.
Told alongside: Hank: ivermectin might prove an effective COVID treatment within a year (2021)
About: England, ivermectin
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | predicted | Hank says the large ivermectin study under way in England will provide a lot more good data. | Can You Trust Science Too Much? 00:02:04 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: Ivermectin is not an effective treatment for COVID. — 00:01:35
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: A recent meta-analysis of ivermectin finds that among randomized controlled trials most show no effect, some positive and some negative effects. — 00:02:04
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: A big, well-designed ivermectin study is under way in England; it is worth running because several non-randomized, non-placebo-controlled observational trials showed strong positive effects. — 00:02:04
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: The FDA can't suggest that doctors prescribe ivermectin for COVID because, within the constraints of science, there is no evidence it works. — 00:02:04
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: Turning the FDA's 'not effective' into 'ivermectin is bad and dangerous' is not over-trusting science but misunderstanding it. — 00:02:33
- 2021-07-30 · Can You Trust Science Too Much? — Hank: Unmethodical research risks trusting data later shown false, as with the most widely publicized paper showing ivermectin's efficacy, recently retracted. — 00:03:02