Popular comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan has railed against critics who slammed him for taking the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat Covid.
Shouldn't an individual, in consultation with their doctor, be allowed to make decisions about their own health?
Come to find out the creators of Ivermectin won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015. There are growing stories about successful use of the drug as one treatment in a larger regime of medications for Covid patients. See this article.
Ivermectin is currently used by about 23% of the world's population to treat Covid. These nations below are currently using the drug (either widely or in a limited way).
Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Thailand, USA, Ukraine, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
To view more about each of these nations use of the drug see here.
But the use of the drug is still being lambasted by the corporate-dominated media in the US.
One thing many of these countries share is extreme poverty which might account for their use of Ivermectin.
One doctor writes, "Ivermectin costs about $2 per dose. It is safer than Tylenol or most vitamins, says Dr. Pierre Kory of the FLCCC Alliance, a group of expert physicians promoting access and information through a nonprofit organization. Dr. Kory and Mr. Lorigo have teamed up to help other hospitalized patients gain access to the life-saving drug."
Like Russell Brand says about himself in the video, I am not a medical professional and am not prescribing any drug to fight an obvious Covid crisis that is raging out of control. But like Brand, I also strongly believe that we should be allowed to discuss this huge issue without fear of persecution, shaming, or backlash.
We supposedly live in a democracy. The citizens are supposed to be allowed to have free speech and freedom of thought and action.
One must wonder why big pharma, and the media they regularly advertise their drugs on, is so determined to shut down any honest discussion about treatment plans for Covid other than expensive vaccines that are made by these same corporations.
One of my friends in Maine currently has a case of Covid. He'd like to take Ivermectin, and any other drug prescribed by a medical professional that might help him now, rather than just waiting at home until he can't breath anymore and then having to lay in a hospital bed.
Isn't the medical profession supposed to try to 'prevent illness' from getting worse? Do no harm?
It seems like a no-brainer to me. But I've been around long enough to know that money talks - especially in the USA.
Who benefits when we demonize one another?
Who benefits when healthy debate - especially among medical professionals - is shut down?
Who benefits when the media becomes an active agent in suppressing freedom of speech?
I'd like to get the answers to these fundamental questions.
Thanks to Russell Brand for raising these human concerns.
Bruce
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