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True, but it is freedom of speech. This is why people need to learn how to think objectively, not accept the written word as gospel, and do their own research. I left social media, aside from these forums, because it just became too upsetting to witness all the stupidity.
The refrain "When will we ever learn" drifts through my mind constantly these days. Not only do I see ignorance everywhere, but sadly the people seem to revel in it.
When the MSM journalists are getting their "news" from Facebook and twitter crap .......
That's why I read foreign news now and not the crap that passes for US journalism.
Well at least the MAGA hatters have moved beyond "it's a hoax" to worrying about it enough to poison themselves with quack remedies trying to prevent it. That is progress when it comes to this group of geniuses.
Well at least the MAGA hatters have moved beyond "it's a hoax" to worrying about it enough to poison themselves with quack remedies trying to prevent it. That is progress when it comes to this group of geniuses.
yeah right....who are the real idiots here
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what the hell are they talking about?.....is all this crap written by kids?....Betadine Gargle and Mouthwash is available over the counter
so what if people are using it.....that's what it's made for.....and no one has died from using it yet
If it's just the idea of Betadine you want to criticize, Scope or Listerine with alcohol is good, too.
Although the persistent naysayers will just pooh pooh gargling as a precaution anyway.
"Just take the shot!!!!"(even though those people are getting infected, too, and could benefit)Who wants to be even a little bit sick if you don't have to be?
As if attempting to one-up last week’s stupidity with regards to ivermectin, anti-vaxxers on Facebook and Twitter are advocating for a new and unproven Covid-19 treatment: Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes.
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Betadine is mostly intended for external use, as it can result in iodine poisoning if taken orally, says Gunter. But on social media, people are promoting it as a means of warding off the Covid-19 virus, either by gargling it or using it in a nasal spray. “Don’t get Covid. Prophylaxis is not that hard,” one person touting themselves as an ER doctor tweeted in a post that racked up almost 300 shares, along with a photo of various supplements, including melatonin and vitamin D (none of which have been proven to effectively prevent against Covid-19). “Also nasal spray with a couple of drops betadine in it. And gargle with original Listerine.”
Another poster on Facebook wrote, “Gargling, nasal spray and eye drops with 1 percent providone iodine (betadine) results in dramatically better outcomes with Covid infections. I do this every time I’ve been exposed.” This particular poster cites a 2020 paper written by a Bangladeshi plastic surgeon, one of several that investigates this question, to support this view. But there have been no human studies on the use of Betadine to treat COVID-19, just hypotheses and lab studies, says Dr. Michael Mrozinski, a family physician based in Australia.
Needless to say, the side effects of ingesting Betadine can be nasty. Weinberg said that when he was doing his residency, he treated a patient who went into kidney failure after drinking iodine and had to be on dialysis (he eventually recovered, but only after he’d started urinating reddish-brown). “I’m sure it would cause all kinds of GI symptoms as well if you ate or drank enough of it,” he says.
Sorry, I don’t believe this, You see all kinds of ridiculous garbage on Facebook from both sides.
As if attempting to one-up last week’s stupidity with regards to ivermectin, anti-vaxxers on Facebook and Twitter are advocating for a new and unproven Covid-19 treatment: Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes.
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Everyone knows the proper method is, under the light of the full moon, to spell your name across your stomach in chicken's blood, using the chicken's right foot for consonants, and left foot for the vowels.
Next they will be taking nucleosides and polyethylene glycol.
"Polyethylene Glycol is made by polymerising ethylene glycol, the main ingredient in antifreeze solutions,"
What?? Wait until the social media crew hears about this!
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