"During the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation was widely spread claiming that ivermectin was beneficial for treating and preventing COVID-19. Such claims are not backed by sound evidence.".Cannonpointer » 24 Jun 2021, 4:45 pm » wrote: ↑I can tell you that up until covid, I personally had faith in the FDA. Not in all things or every measure, but I would never have conceived the FDA would fast track testing an unknown drug over a known one which showed equal efficacy in vitro. This is the end of the line for that agency as a neutral arbiter with some industry-tie issues. It's now manifestly a captive agency, completely useless and untrustworthy in all things, by my lights.