Up to 92%, not 92%.
And the largest metanalysis, to date, on ivermectin, showed a reduction of around 30%-40%. All were high quality random control trials.
We know ivermectin works. But it is not a silver bullet.
The most likely explanation for why ivermectin worked is it cleared parasites for the COVID-19 infected and allowed their systems to focus on fighting the infection and not the parasites. Almost all of those RCTs were from India, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka - all places were parasites are much more likely. When similar studies are done in the West, we see little to no benefit. Most of the time, no benefit. Hence the theory that it is parasites.
I look at that as it's likely that ivermectin is more effective if the patient has sufficient C, D3 and zinc in their diet. If one is run down, the ivermectin results might not be as optimal. The healthier the patient was (pre covid) improves the ivermectin results. I've only seen HCQ studies on this.
Love your intelligence and contribution to the topic. I'll add that to my list of theories for why Ivermectin seems to work in 3rd world countries but not the west. Your explanation seems more likely because the "parasite" theory has some contradicting information in it. Some folks with parasites and a COVID-19 infection did not see an improvement after taking ivermectin, throwing my theory out the window. But a poorer diet lacking in essential vitamins may be the key to explaining the differences between the West and these poorer countries.
Well Thanks! As you can tell, I'm in the Zelenko camp on C, D3 and zinc being the fundamental nutrient foundation that makes HCQ (and proboaby ivermectin) most effective against covid.
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