Analysis of 10 studies shows ivermectin not effective in treating COVID-19A new meta-analysis of 10 studies shows ivermectin (IVM), an anti-parasite drug, is not an effective treatment for COVID-19 and is not a viable treatment option for patients.

The study was published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The authors analyzed results from 10 randomized control trials (RCTs) that included 1,173 patients total, and looked for IVM's effect on all-cause mortality, length of hospital stay, adverse events, and viral clearance compared to standard of care.COVID-19 patients had mild disease in 8 of the trials, moderate in 1 trail, and mild to moderate in 1 trial.IVM did not reduce all-cause mortality when compared to controls (relative

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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