 But given the apparent effectiveness of ivermectin at preventing COVID You know what this is? This is ivermectin for humans. You want a Nobel Prize as an antiviral It even won a Nobel Peace Prize. Can we talk about ivermectin? Yeah, sure So I covered it what they did in Mexico City And ivermectin seems to be a drug that not only treats it, but it will prevent you from getting it So we immediately threw the kitchen sink out at all kinds of meds monoclonal antibodies ivermectin Z-PAC I consulted with a now good friend of mine Joe Rogan After he got COVID and I've been doing a lot of the stuff that he recommended I've been taking monoclonal antibodies ivermectin. They're lying about ivermectin So and the demonization of it made no sense like why why aren't we throwing the kitchen sink at COVID and find out what works? Why do why the immediate demonization of it because it was working door commented on ivermectin's effectiveness against COVID-19? No, I didn't No, I didn't widespread distribution of ivermectin proves effective in Mexico against COVID-19. This has been suppressed Didn't say any of this. This is completely made up You saw what I said about COVID-19 ivermectin treats this COVID They're making it up this this fact check should be censored So that was just a brief reminder about what some of the most prominent anti-vaxxers on the internet said about ivermectin Which they were essentially pushing as something that you can get in lieu of the vaccine Turns out they were wrong. So we'll talk about the implications of their lies when we come back But first I want to get to the study itself. So as huff posts nick visor explains Ivermectin an anti-parasitic drug often used to deworm horses and cattle does not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 Despite its questionable rise as an alternative treatment for the disease According to a large new study published in the new england journal of medicine the clinical trial which began in 2020 Analyzed more than 1,300 patients in brazil who were infected with the corona virus Half were given ivermectin and half a placebo in the randomized double blind study meaning neither doctors nor trial participants knew What a patient received the results confirmed what us health officials have long stressed Ivermectin did nothing to aid those sickened with the virus or reduced the risk of ending up in the hospital Treatment with ivermectin did not result in a lower incidence of medical admission to a hospital due to progression of COVID-19 Or of prolonged emergency department observation among outpatients with an early diagnosis of COVID-19 Researchers wrote wednesday researchers in the trial initially gave patients a one-day dose of ivermectin Which is commonly used to treat parasitic diseases But they also adapted the trial to give some patients the drug in the first three days after a positive COVID-19 test That group they found actually had worse outcomes than those who took a placebo Clinical trials had already shown that ivermectin was not effective against COVID-19 And both the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control and prevention Issued repeated warnings to americans not to self medicate But it is still pushed as an alternative treatment including being touted by spotify podcaster joe rogan and given to inmates in arkansas So this should settle it ivermectin does not work. It's not effective in treating COVID-19 So the people who push this Now should be asking themselves look if I really care about my audience Since I pushed this lie that ivermectin is an effective treatment of COVID-19 Maybe I should come out and tell my audience this so that way they don't actually take ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 But will any of these liars come out and actually say that they were wrong? Probably not. I'll tell you this. I don't have much respect for these folks But my respect for them would increase if they actually admitted that they were wrong They told their audiences that the vaccine was scary They fear mongered about COVID-19 jimmy door throughout the time when we were dealing with waves of COVID-19 was fear mongering As loud as he possibly could about these vaccines And simultaneously he was promoting ivermectin because you know, you don't need this vaccine because you've got ivermectin Now some of these folks, you know, they promoted ivermectin louder than others brett wine scene was probably one of the loudest people But here's the thing now you've been proven wrong It turns out What the studies already proved that the vaccines were the safest and most effective way to treat COVID-19 We're right. So are you going to come out and admit to your audiences? That you were wrong. Perhaps not all of them were lying. Maybe they were just misinformed But now now is where you can prove to us that your good faith actors now is where you can say To your audience I was wrong and because I care about you my audience members my viewers now I want to tell you what is just objectively correct based on evidence ivermectin doesn't work Who's gonna who's gonna be the first to come out and say it? Will it be joe rogan? Will it be jimmy door? Will it be? Brett Weinstein I mean which one of these people who pushed this very loudly are going to admit that they were wrong first look I know how difficult it is to admit that you're wrong. There's been moments in this show's history where I've had to admit I was wrong about this But guess what? We're all human beings. We can adapt. It's just that if you have a very large platform You have a responsibility. So I can maybe Forgive you and give you a little bit of a pass if you were wrong about this, but now that we have more evidence You just admit I was wrong but will they Probably not now. I hope that they proved me wrong about this I hope that at least one of them admits that they were wrong But they probably won't do that now It's not about them really. This is about their audiences if you watched joe rogan if you watched jimmy door Think about this We now know definitively because of the study a large study that ivermectin is not effective In treating COVID-19 even though they suggested that that was indeed the case So don't you feel Bad about watching someone who doesn't actually care about you. They just want to be proven right So they hide information that disproves the narratives that they were all espousing in unison I mean, don't you feel as if they should want to care about the people who make them money who watch their shows? I mean, fuck if I myself said something that I know Was wrong, especially if it could impact their health negatively when it comes to vaccines or something like that I would absolutely as embarrassing as it would be Swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong about that because I feel like when it comes to people's health When it comes to the real world impact that I have I absolutely want to be as responsible as I possibly can And I'm glad that I've cultivated an audience that holds me accountable when I do fuck up But did these folks cultivate that audience? Do these folks expect better from the people who they get their information from? I don't know. This will be a test, but odds are probably not They're fine knowing that these people Joe Rogan, Jimmy Dore lied to them And they'll just probably disregard this study Isn't that a little bit strange? I mean, I want to be as accurate as possible I don't care if that makes me look bad sometimes. I don't care if something that I thought A hypothesis that I had was this proven and what I think matters ultimately is truth And honesty and having some fucking humility But none of these people have that but again, they can all prove me wrong. They can prove that they care about their audiences Let's see if they do But if you're a fan of Brett Weinstein or Joe Rogan or Jimmy Dore And they say nothing about this very big study with regard to ivermectin That kind of confirms They don't give a shit about you. They were just using you for clicks to get ad revenue to make money And you should be really mad about that. You should hope that the people who are informing you supposedly They're not just saying what they say to make money They should be saying what they're saying because they believe that the things that they talk about will make the world a better place But if they don't mention this Kind of proves right that they don't give a fuck about you or the impact that they have on the world And you could do better. You can find someone better. You don't have to watch me But you sure the hell can do better than Joe Rogan and Jimmy Dore, right? So look I've said it once I'll say it again. I sound like a broken record. I want them to prove me wrong I want Jimmy Dore to come out and say it turns out I was wrong about ivermectin I want Joe Rogan to say look Seems like still the best way to protect yourself is to get the vaccine But I doubt that they're going to do that But as a viewer of these folks you can arm yourself With this knowledge You can let others know that these people are hucksters And they are liars and they don't care about anything but making money off of their very impressionable audiences And another thing that I can't help but think about is how they all pushed ivermectin Simultaneously They all say the same things in unison And I'm not suggesting some sort of conspiracy where they all meet In a back room or something and discuss this I think that it's probably a game of telephone where one person says something the other parrots it But it's almost like they're a sort of hive mind right not just with ivermectin But when one was pushing hydroxychloroquine the others were pushing it when one started to push ivermectin The others started to push it and it's just so bizarre, right? um, so I mean Maybe one of them can be brave enough and start this sort of domino effect Maybe if joe rogan comes out and says look We were wrong about ivermectin and we've got to make it right perhaps the others will find the courage to do that themselves But we'll see I don't have much hope for these grifters I really don't but again if they prove me wrong I will be the first to give them credit for this because I think that it's important That people try to do good try to use these massive platforms that they have to actually make the world a better place And not a shittier place But they're probably not gonna do that. I have no hope but either way. This is interesting and um, yeah Do with this information what you will all of my viewers are informed because they know that even if I'm not perfect I try to do my best But this isn't surprising information to any of my viewers This isn't surprising information to anyone who's been paying attention The best way I repeat the best way to protect yourself against cova 19 Is to get the vaccine period and a sorry