Dr. Ben Carson Baselessly Claims Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin Are Effective At Treating Covid

[douglas9]

Former Trump cabinet official Dr. Ben Carson claimed on Thursday night that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin are effective treatments for Covid-19 despite an utter lack of evidence. The segment on Fox News was just another instance of unproven drugs being pushed as remedies for the virus.

The two drugs have often been touted as “treatments” among some conservatives as part of the going series, Covid Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About™.

Hannity guest host Pete Hegseth asked Carson why the Biden administration is focusing so much on the vaccines. Those are the same vaccines that greatly reduce one’s chances of dying or requiring hospitalization from Covid-19, a fact which the host did not mention.

“The Biden White House – they downplay anything that is not ‘Get the shot. Boost, boost, boost,'” said Hegseth, who mentioned monoclonal antibodies, which actually can help people, but after they have contracted Covid. “That’s pretty much all we hear time and time again. Why can’t they make a shift to the things that have actually worked or there’s evidence they are effective as well?”


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ben-carson-hydroxychloroquine-and-ivermectin-treat-covid/

[elleng]

1. carson's still looking for a job???

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. He's jealous of Herman Cain. . . . .nt

[elleng]

4. LOLOLOLOL!

[2naSalit]

11. Ha!

I was thinking he might be joining the Herman Cain Club before long... who knows?

I had forgotten about him, he needs to be investigated for misuse of government funds if nothing else. He was merely a token to fill a spot that was not going to be in use for anything worthy of the title after all.

[AngryOldDem]

18. He was the first person who came to mind.

[TexasTowelie]

2. There are a lot of doctors

that should have their medical licenses revoked. Dr. Carson moves towards the front of the line with his false claims.

[Haggard Celine]

6. I agree.

When a doctor says stupid shit like that, his medial certification should be rescinded. He not only doesn't know what he's talking about, he's a danger to his patients and all of society.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Malpractice per se.

Why do these "physicians" still have their licenses?

[Archae]

9. It is difficult to have a doctor's license removed.

There are doctors like "Dr" Nassar, the rapist "team doctor" for the US Gymnastics team.

He still is licensed, AFAIK.

My sister, a retired nurse, saw what happened to nurses who blew the whistle on incompetent or intoxicated doctors.
Let alone those who are criminals.

[YP_Yooper]

12. True to the crazies

but in all seriousness wrt ivermectin, my doctor prescribed Advair to my wife when our whole home caught the virus last month because there were studies that showed it had indicators that it could help stop the virus replication.

This was certainly an off label prescription for COVID. Why Advair and not IM or the others. It's just odd that these selective medications were prohibited, but anything else off label is not.

BTW, as of last summer, the State Boards said that medical providers are subject to review for "misinformation", so there is the threat at least to stick to the CDC guidance. “Physicians who generate and spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation are risking disciplinary action by state medical boards, including the suspension or revocation of their medical license." https://www.fsmb.org/advocacy/news-releases/fsmb-spreading-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-may-put-medical-license-at-risk/

[Solly Mack]

7. He has obviously removed his own brain.

Took it out now plays with it.

[Celerity]

8. Hegseth suggested the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was made up by Democrats to help them in the 2022

elections

Link to tweet

[Archae]

10. This is also the guy who...

Bragged about not washing his hands for years, and didn't "believe" in germs since "he couldn't see them."

[Midnight Writer]

13. Hegseth is vaccinated. Carson is vaccinated. Tucker is vaccinated. Hannity is vaccinated. Bongino is

They have made a cold-blooded calculation that if enough people die under Biden's watch, then they will return to power.

They are actually sacrificing the lives of their followers in order to further their personal ambitions.

And they every one declare themselves as Christians.

[stopdiggin]

14. another moron with a medical license

they're not nearly as uncommon as we once thought. But the egotists and media 'fame junkies' are arguably the most dangerous. Carson has been an embarrassment and frankly an oozing sore for the medical community since he began attracting notice.

[milestogo]

15. I thought he was dead by now.

[twodogsbarking]

17. Only from the neck up.

[The Wizard]

21. too stupid to lay down.

[Takket]

16. we push vaccines for the same reason........

we push seat belts and air bags instead of a certain brand of neck brace and stretcher for you to be hauled to the hospital in. Vaccines are proactive solutions for avoiding and reducing the treatment needed for viruses. Even if hydroxy and invermectin worked, which they don't, those are reactive solutions you treat someone with when they are already sick, at which point it may already be too late, or they may be taking up a hospital bed they wouldn't have needed if vaccinated, or they are spreading the virus they may otherwise have avoided.

Also, fuck Carson and Fox News all the way to hell.

[AngryOldDem]

19. And THIS, and HE, is why we'll never get over this.

And he’s a fucking BRAIN surgeon?

[The Wizard]

20. Any institution that certified him as a medical practitioner

owes him a refund and owes humanity an apology.

[moondust]

22. Pump and dump his Sanofi stocks?

Insider trading?

[trusty elf]

23. Sleepy Ben

[trusty elf]

24. Have a knife day.

[trusty elf]

25. Bentriloquist

[Evolve Dammit]

26. What a complete moron. Hope he's not practicing medicine anymore. Wonder about malpractice?

[Initech]

27. I'd like to tell them where they can go shove their horse paste...