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Is Ivermectin a Covid ‘wonder drug’?

Is Ivermectin a Covid ‘wonder drug’?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Is Ivermectin a Covid ‘wonder drug’?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

To some on the internet, the cheap anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin is a potential wonder drug that could dramatically change the global fight against Covid-19. It has passionate proponents, from a small group of scientists to the more conspiratorially-minded. But with a scattered evidence base of varying quality, what - if anything - do we know for sure about Ivermectin? And is uncovering the truth a more complex process than some appreciate?

With Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz from the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Producer: Nathan Gower
Released:
Jul 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4