[QUOTE=Dcrist0527;2607677]...Ivermectin has been used and prescribed for human consumption. Or...at makes my skin crawl, it's "settled science"...[/QUOTE]Ivermectin: Merck, which makes the drug, says "Don't take it! The interest in Ivermectin goes back to a single in vitro test early in the pandemic when scientists were casting around for something that might work. Ivermectin did kill the virus in vitro but only at some huge (toxic) concentration in the same way that almost any chemical would. Since then, there has been no study showing that it is effective against this virus in people. The drug's sole manufacturer says you shouldn't take it. But the main point is that no one has ever suggested a mechanism by which it might work. We know very well how the mRNA vaccines work. We know pretty well how monoclonal antibody and steroid treatments work. No one has even offered a suggestion as to how Ivermectin might work.
I feel the same way about "settled science". There is no such thing as "settled science". No real scientist will use the phrase.