stereomatch | 13 points | Mar 03 2021 17:54:52

TrailSite article by Mary Beth Pfeiffer on the breadth of "fact checking" by media outlets on early treatment options, and the Pavlovian aversion by journalists to be wrong again on ivermectin after being burned by the case of hydroxychloroquine (March 1, 2021)

https://trialsitenews.com/the-war-on-misinformation-claims-two-victims-truth-and-the-right-to-treatment/

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[-] stereomatch | 4 points | Mar 03 2021 18:12:09

Article covers examples of "fact checking" by social media outlets, and the cooling of enthusiasm in the journalism community to new ideas for early treatment. An example of a collective Pavlovian aversion response to being burned by hydroxychloroquine fiasco - so they have low appetite for new ideas.

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The irony is that while the hydroxychloroquine misstep is used to avoid a repeat with ivermectin, no such skepticism exists for regulatory agencies which previously issued contrary-to-common-sense guidelines on not needing to wear masks (and their overly high emphasis on washing hands, but none on the respiratory route!).

 


https://trialsitenews.com/the-war-on-misinformation-claims-two-victims-truth-and-the-right-to-treatment/ The War on ‘Misinformation’ Claims Two Victims. Truth. And the Right to Treatment.

By Mary Beth Pfeiffer

March 1, 2021

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[-] BernieTheDachshund | 4 points | Mar 03 2021 19:43:36

I was just thinking that too. That was quite the fiasco and when people hear about another drug that helps with covid, they don't want to hear it. They think it's another quack medicine. What a shame.

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[-] landude1 | 3 points | Mar 03 2021 21:07:37

Totally unbelievable! Great documentation by TrialSite.

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