Rand Paul undecided on Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, says hatred of Trump hinders research

[RandySF]

COLD SPRING, Kentucky — Hatred of former President Donald Trump has kept researchers from looking into the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin and other drugs to treat COVID-19, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told constituents on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control have warned people using ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasitic worm infections in humans and livestock, is dangerous. The FDA went as far as tweeting out a reminder on August 21, "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."

But Paul encouraged more research.

"The hatred for Trump deranged these people so much, that they're unwilling to objectively study it," Paul said to the 60 people squeezed into the Cold Spring City Council chambers in this Northern Kentucky suburb just south of Cincinnati. "So someone like me that's in the middle on it, I can't tell you because they will not study ivermectin. They will not study hydroxychloroquine without the taint of their hatred for Donald Trump."

It's also why they don't research hydroxychloroquine, he said, an anti-malarial drug touted by Trump as a treatment.





https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/27/sen-rand-paul-researchers-wont-research-ivermectin-treat-covid-19-because-they-hate-donald-trump/5622086001/

[FakeNoose]

1. Has his MD license been revoked yet?

[Walleye]

2. I think it is the worship of Trump that is hindering all of the response to the pandemic

Does he really believe that doctors have a potential cure to save lives and will not use it because of politics? Projection again

[bluestarone]

9. YES!

[tanyev]

3. There's an ad hoc clinical trial going on right now, Rand.

Spoiler alert--it's not going well.

[madville]

19. There are several studies in progress

The Oxford/Principle trial, the big one being done by Brazil, etc.

The politics of it aside, it will be interesting to see the results whichever way it goes, either it has some benefit or it doesn't. People on both sides get so entrenched in their opposition or support on these issues though, they'll either embrace the results or say they are flawed no matter which way it goes.

[Ms. Toad]

4. I'm not aware that Trump has weighed in on ivermectin.

Hard to see how hatred for Trump would be a barrier.

[madville]

20. He was comparing what is currently happening with ivermectin

To what happened with Trump's support for hydroxychloroquine. Don't think he was saying Trump specifically supported ivermectin.

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. So... has Rand Paul read the research? I doubt it.

Once again, he's politicizing science.

If he read the research on ivermectin, he'd shut his trap... unless he's motivated to politicize the drug and tie it to Trump's unnerving willingness to lead people to the cemetery.

[XanaDUer2]

6. Hearing that a doctor is saying this

will encourage more taking it

[Champp]

7. He forgot to factor in Hillary's emails as a cause of his personal FAIL

The RepubliQon party may drum him out for being a feeb COVID wanker in general, as well as for his failure to blame Hillary in this, and every instance of GOP FAIL.

[underpants]

8. 🐎❤️

[Diamond_Dog]

10. This idiot

is becoming more and more unhinged by the day. How did he ever get an MD degree?!

[Casady1]

11. Rand please take copious

amounts and report to us how it works.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. He got Ivermectin Hair

and oodles of worms in the roots!

[UnderThisLaw]

13. I'm disappointed

That more research hasn’t been done into the use of calcium carbonate in treating diabetes

[luv2fly]

14. Fake credentials don't give him the right to say anything

He created the certifying entity under which he practices, which is horseshit.

No more credence needs to be given to the imposter.

[nebby70]

15. ...uh, no...

... it's not 'hatred of Trump' ...
... it's disregard of stupidity ...

... a good policy is to take your medical advice from someone who's trained to save your life,
... not from someone who stands to profit from their advice ...
... or even worse, from someone who wants your $$ to get elected to office ...
... just saying...

[Generic Brad]

16. He hasn't figured out how to cash in on it yet?

If they give him large donations or a sweetheart insider trading deal, he will vociferously begin promoting it like he does with other whackadoodle treatments.

[spanone]

17. randy paul has proven time and again that he is a fucking moron.

[samsingh]

18. with imbeciles like this in government how can anyone ever trust us?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. For this thread

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