MAGATS think Merck's new Covid-19 pill is just Ivermectin rebranded

[Nevilledog]

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Marisa Kabas
@MarisaKabas
Merck, the manufacturer of Ivermectin, announced today it's successful clinical trial for a new antiviral pill called molnupiravir to treat covid.

Though they're different drugs, the pro-Ivermectin folks are already going hard on the conspiracy theories.
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9:10 AM · Oct 1, 2021

[brewens]

1. Boy. They were way ahead of me. I though I was clever posting this earlier. Telling them it was

really hydroxychloroquine. Fuck. I can't even make up wild shit fast enough to keep up with them! LOL

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15914400

[Nevilledog]

2. But see, Merck makes Ivermectin.....gotta have that link.

[wnylib]

6. Depressing, isn't it, when we can't

even create satire fast enough to beat their own BS?

[brewens]

14. It's like someone stealing your punchline all the time. Sheesh! LOL n/t

[sop]

3. Christ, these people are stupid.

[Irish_Dem]

13. I know, it is like a giant IQ test was given to the entire US population.

And a big chunk of Americans are not performing well.

[iemanja]

4. Well, at least they'll take it.

[wnylib]

8. Probably not, since Ivermectin is cheaper.

[Baked Potato]

5. Mr. Ed says You don't say!

[wnylib]

7. Well, there you have it. They've been listening to Mr. Ed too much.

[Grokenstein]

9. "BUH AH KIN STILL GIT AHVERMECKTIN AT HOAM DEEP-O FER CHEEP, RITE?"

[Celerity]

11. lolol

[Hugh_Lebowski]

10. They might be on the right track ... it might be a similar drug ...

The evidence for ivermectin having SOME positive effect is not as much of a joke as people on DU believe.

Ergo it could be Merck figured out a small tweak to it to make a 'new' drug that has a reliable, statistically significant effect.

Just sayin'

[Hav]

12. Do you have any evidence for that?

Have their been any studies showing that Ivermectin is effective in doses suitable for humans?
And from the little I read, there are completely different principles behind how these two drugs work.

[wnylib]

15. I missed the post that you responded to

but from your response, it must have been peculiar.

I'm feeling a bit cautious about this new pill. From what I've read about the trials, it certainly sounds effective, and maybe the technique is even promising as a treatment method for other viruses. My only concern is about manipulating the RNA of a virus that is present in the body. Could the manipulation go wrong?

[Hav]

17. I thought the post I responded to was pretty mild

My response addressed the two points of the deleted post.

As for the dangers, that is way above my knowledge and I think we are left to relying on studies and scientists. It should be noted that it's used once you caught Covid so it's not something you just take to go to a bar. It introduces errors to hinder the replication process and seems effective at that. Us laymans don't have the knowledge to know why it would only affect viruses. I can only assume that "positive" changes for the virus would be extremely unlikely and according to Merck, it cannot cause changes in human cells.

[wnylib]

18. It's not changes in human cells that concern me.

I don't think that would or could happen. It's the changes in the virus that I wonder about. The pill is supposed to disrupt the replication process by introducing mutations into the virus to give the virus incorrect transcription information. Then the virus can't reproduce itself inside the human body. But I wonder if the coronavirus could adapt to the transcription errors that the pill delivers.

I don't know if that's possible and don't expect you to answer it, either. It's just a question that occurred to me.

[DFW]

16. Oh, no! Republicans are suddenly willing to take medication that will HELP them?

No, no, NO, guys! Continue to take ivermectin! Or Laetrile, or Clorox, we don't care.

But if Merck's pill is effective against Covid-19, please go back to taking that other stuff you used to tout. If you keep tilting towards taking an effective medicine, we are going to insist on Merck naming it "Obamaliberaline." See if you can swallow a pill with THAT name!

[ananda]

19. The magats are caught in some kind of ..

conspiracy feedback loop.

The make a conspiracy out of everything now.

[Efilroft Sul]

20. Merck colored the pill red, so the MAGAbillies are likelier to swallow it. "I'm red-pilled, y'all!"