From the masthead of the forum…
This is a place for gracious dialogue about faith and science.
Yes, there can be overlap, but the primary mission should not be derailed or hijacked. All in all, I do not think the moderation is overbearing.
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If you read their bios, calling them fringe epidemiologists was completely accurate, as they certainly did not hold to the mainstream concensus and as it was a personal email not a public statement, no apology was necessary, although Collins has been gracious in his admission that things could have been done better.
Regarding moderation, indeed these things have been bantered back and forth ad nauseum, and has remained open for those still feeling they need to waste their time with it. Maybe that is something a dose of ivermectin can cure.
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This remimds me of something I read awhile back to the effect that we don’t have a cure for the flu but we still prescribe therapeutics for it… I might have botched that, but it was something along those lines… I also understand there was this as a factor
The EUA authority, granted under Section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, allows the FDA to authorize unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of approved products during a public health emergency when certain criteria are met—namely, that the benefits outweigh the risks and there are no adequate, approved, and available alternatives.
Can you clarify? Tamiflu shortens the duration. Most flu variants don’t respond to the other options well.
Ivermectin has no benefit with Covid, at least as borne out by studies so far. To my understanding, they felt while studies were pending, they didn’t recommend against them. However, prescribing placebo for something is dangerous. Once proven unhelpful, it is actually detrimental: it avoids treating appropriately, sometimes causing morbidity and mortality; and is not truthful to the patient, giving a false sense of security. Also, ivermectin is not entirely safe, especially in the wrong doses.
I had hopes for hydroxychloroquine when it first was being tested, but it was quite clearly not helpful in good studies. Hydroxychloroquine is not very toxic to most people, but it can be–I have used it for arthritis, and we have to watch for fatal QT prolongation (that is why it is no longer prescribed for leg cramps at night–the risk outweighs the benefit, though it did work for that indication).
Does that help? Maybe I’m not understanding. Thank you.