The ivermectin arm of the U.K’s PRINCIPLE trial is “currently paused due to supply issues,” according to the trial’s website. Guess who manufacturers ivermectin? Merck – the company that was accused of fraud, deceit, negligence, falsifying data, paid $4.85 billion settlement with injured plaintiffs over Vioxx when it did not disclose known heart attack risk in its clinical trial data, and who is in bed with our government, paying it royalties.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The cost of a complete five-day course of Molnupiravir is $700 — or $70 per pill. That amounts to a 4,000% markup over what it costs Merck to make the drug.
- Citing 2013 prices provided by the WHO, Campbell said a five-day course of ivermectin — 10 3mg pills — costs $0.53. (However, at today’s U.S. prices, 10 3mg pills cost about $39).
The company said that it has “concluded that the probability of ivermectin providing a potentially safe and efficacious treatment option for SARS-CoV-2 infection is low and have prioritized internal efforts towards the development of alternate candidates that provide a higher probability of success for the treatment of COVID-19.”
Ha, ha, ha….seriously, this is laughable if it wasn’t killing people.
OK, so you know ivermectin works and you are basically taking your marbles and going home to create your own game, a patented drug which will make you a whole lot more money. I get it, out with the old in with the new.
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The hospital payments include:
- A “free” required PCR test in the Emergency Room or upon admission for every patient, with government-paid fee to hospital.
- Added bonus payment for each positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
- Another bonus for a COVID-19 admission to the hospital.
- A 20 percent “boost” bonus payment from Medicare on the entire hospital bill for use of remdesivir instead of medicines such as Ivermectin.
- Another and larger bonus payment to the hospital if a COVID-19 patient is mechanically ventilated.
- More money to the hospital if cause of death is listed as COVID-19, even if patient did not die directly of COVID-19.
- A COVID-19 diagnosis also provides extra payments to coroners.