According to a study, a Brazilian city cut hospitalizations and mortality in half by offering Ivermectin to everyone pre-vaccine.
During the start of the pandemic, Ivermectin was introduced as a prophylaxis against the disease in the southern Brazilian city of Itajai.
In the span of July and December 2020, approximately 220,000 people received 0.2 mg/kg/day (approximately 18 mg per person weighing 200 pounds) as a two-day treatment option once per every two weeks.
133,051 people received them and 87,466 did not receive them.
After reviewing the data, a team of researchers from various Brazilian institutes, the University of Toronto and EAFIT in Colombia concluded in an initial pre-print version of the study (read below) released in December that hospitalization and mortality rates had been reduced in the Ivermectin group over the period of seven months.
This is even more impressive when you learn the IVM users were older on average, with 30% >50 yo versus 20% for non-IVM users. The mortality reduction is even higher looking at different age groups. 85% for 31-49 yo and 59% for >50 yo. pic.twitter.com/K6D5naybCS
The authors adjusted for the relevant intervention ...
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