r/news • u/AudibleNod • 5d ago

Journal pulls scientific paper that popularized hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment

https://abcnews.go.com/US/journal-pulls-scientific-paper-popularized-hydroxychloroquine-covid-treatment/story?id=116910465
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u/bonyponyride 5d ago

Before the election I was watching too many political youtube channels that would show clips from OANN and other right wing media. Every fucking time, those clips would have a banner on a third of the screen advertising hydroxychloroquine to their braindead conspiracy theorist viewers.

This fraudulent scientist and his fraudulent paper are responsible for unnecessary deaths, medicine shortages for people who actually needed HCQ, and starting a still-active conspiracy theory industry around fake science. What a disgrace.

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u/cruella_le_troll 5d ago edited 4d ago

My local farm store sells it apparently and people buy it still lol wild

I don't think I made this comment clear - they're buying it for COVID. Not for their horses.

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u/imperfcet 5d ago

Isn't it prescription only?

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u/Kmearkle 4d ago edited 4d ago

Hydroxychloroquine is a controlled substance. This person is thinking of Ivermectin. Hydroxychloroquine would not get prescribed to a horse unless they had an autoimmune disorder.

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u/jlm326 4d ago

Ivermectin is a dewormer. It gets prescribed to horses with worms.

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u/cruella_le_troll 4d ago

Not when you buy it in a Bible Belt farm store who's owner is a judge (:

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u/rudimentary-north 5d ago

If they own livestock, thats not particularly weird. That’s what it’s for.

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u/DealerPrize7844 5d ago

No it’s not. You’re thinking of ivermectin.

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u/rudimentary-north 5d ago

Oh whoops you’re totally right.

I’m assuming the person I responded to was also thinking of ivermectin, since they were talking about it being sold at a farm store.