COVID Patient at Center of Ivermectin Debate at Chicago-Area Hospital Dies Veronica Wolski, 64, was known for documenting demonstrations she held on a bridge over the Kennedy Expressway on YouTube https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...debate-dies-at-chicago-area-hospital/2611024/ A coronavirus patient at the center of a debate after she requested to be treated with a controversial drug used in veterinary medicine called ivermectin has passed away, officials said. Veronica Wolski, who was known for documenting demonstrations she held on a bridge over the Kennedy Expressway on YouTube, died early Monday morning, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Her cause of death was pending an autopsy. Wolski, 64, often shared beliefs against the coronavirus vaccine and mask-wearing. "I have never once worn a mask. I have called the police on people that tried to make me wear masks," she said in one of her videos. Wolski's hospitalization had made headlines this month after her husband and supporters on various social media platforms said she had requested to be treated with ivermectin at Resurrection Medical Center in Norwood Park. AMITA Health confirmed at the time that staff at the hospital received "hundreds of phone calls and emails associated with one patient's care." Ivermectin is a parasite medicine typically used on horses and cattle. The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals, though the drug is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. The FDA says taking large doses of ivermectin is dangerous and clinical trials assessing the tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing. "I am a little surprised I guess that there are people who want to take a veterinary medicine that is not FDA approved, but then don’t want to take the vaccine that has had really widespread human trials and is approved," Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said during a Facebook Live last week. The city's top doctor warned the drug is leading to hospitalizations and not being used correctly. "[People are] taking doses that are dosed for horses or cows and we have seen people have liver problems, nausea, all kinds of issues," she said. "I want to be really, really, really clear that in no case should anybody try to take a veterinary formula ever of any medication." The drug is at the center of a national debate and in a number of lawsuits, including in Springfield, where a Sangamon County judge blocked a man from receiving ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Ivermectin has been promoted by Republican lawmakers, conservative talk show hosts and some doctors, amplified via social media to millions of Americans who remain resistant to getting vaccinated. It has also been widely used in other countries, including India and Brazil. Federal health officials have seen a surge in prescriptions this summer, accompanied by worrying increases in reported overdoses. The drug was even given to inmates at a jail in northwest Arkansas for COVID-19, despite federal warnings against that use. Earlier this month, podcaster Joe Rogan, who has been dismissive of the COVID-19 vaccine, announced he had tested positive for the virus and was taking the medication. AMITA Health confirmed to NBC 5 earlier this month that it was not administering ivermectin and released the following statement in regards to Wolski's case: "At AMITA Health, our first priority is the health and safety of our patients. Our physicians and clinicians follow the full guidance of the FDA and the CDC in the treatment of COVID-19. And while AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center has received hundreds of phone calls and emails associated with one patient’s care, we have simply and respectfully noted the concerns shared." The hospital declined to comment following Wolski's death.
Ivermectin pushers need to remember to also gargle with their Iodine... Anti-Vaxxers Are Now Gargling Iodine to Prevent Covid-19 One ER doc’s response to the new trend: “Fuck me! Of course they are” https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...e-anti-vaxxer-covid-treatment-iodine-1225438/ As if attempting to one-up last week’s stupidity with regards to ivermectin, anti-vaxxers on Facebook and Twitter are advocating for a new and unproven Covid-19 treatment: Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes. Povidone iodine, often sold under the brand-name Betadine, is an iodine-based treatment largely for topical use that kills bacteria. It’s a “commonly used cleanser in the ER and OR,” says Kenneth Weinberg, an emergency room physician in New York City. “If you’re in the ER and someone has a wound to sew it up, you use it to clean with.” When told that anti-vaxxers had taken to gargling with Betadine, Weinberg said, “Fuck me! Of course they are.” Solutions that include povidone iodine have also previously been marketed as a vaginal douche to treat itching in some countries. “We use it before surgery to clean the vagina,” says OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Gunter. “The reason it is bad in douches is that it kills the good bacteria and can be an irritant.” Betadine is mostly intended for external use, as it can result in iodine poisoning if taken orally, says Gunter. But on social media, people are promoting it as a means of warding off the Covid-19 virus, either by gargling it or using it in a nasal spray. “Don’t get Covid. Prophylaxis is not that hard,” one person touting themselves as an ER doctor tweeted in a post that racked up almost 300 shares, along with a photo of various supplements, including melatonin and vitamin D (none of which have been proven to effectively prevent against Covid-19). “Also nasal spray with a couple of drops betadine in it. And gargle with original Listerine.” Another poster on Facebook wrote, “Gargling, nasal spray and eye drops with 1 percent providone iodine (betadine) results in dramatically better outcomes with Covid infections. I do this every time I’ve been exposed.” This particular poster cites a 2020 paper written by a Bangladeshi plastic surgeon, one of several that investigates this question, to support this view. But there have been no human studies on the use of Betadine to treat COVID-19, just hypotheses and lab studies, says Dr. Michael Mrozinski, a family physician based in Australia. Betadine does make a diluted product, sold as a gargle to treat sore throat symptoms. But the manufacturers specifically state that it is not intended for ingestion, and that “Betadine Antiseptic products” — including the gargle — “have not been demonstrated to be effective for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19 or any other viruses.” “If they are doing betadine gargles, it’s useless,” says Mrozinski. Needless to say, the side effects of ingesting Betadine can be nasty. Weinberg said that when he was doing his residency, he treated a patient who went into kidney failure after drinking iodine and had to be on dialysis (he eventually recovered, but only after he’d started urinating reddish-brown). “I’m sure it would cause all kinds of GI symptoms as well if you ate or drank enough of it,” he says. When asked if gargling Betadine could reduce the effects of Covid-19 or prevent transmission, Weinberg said, “Fuck no.”
If people heard walking through hot lava coming out of an erupting volcano will cure their Covid illness when they become sick... I guarantee others will do the same and studies will quickly follow that will try to validate the merits of walking through hot lava as a therapeutic medical treatment to a Covid infection. wrbtrader
While everyone circle jerks on the effectiveness of Ivermectin, a new therapeutic is being released and used. Hopefully soon here in the US. This one should be a game changer. https://itrade.gov.il/singapore/2021/07/27/sanotize-rolls-out-anti-covid-nasal-spray/