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A prominent American YouTuber and biologist Bret Weinstein has said the video hosting platform has demonetised his channel after he claimed antiparasite drug ivermectin is an effective treatment for Covid.
“YouTube just demonetized both DarkHorse channels, wiping out more than half our family income. Their message: Drop the science and stick to the narrative—or else,” he tweeted.
Ivermectin is a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent, included in WHO essential medicines list for several parasitic diseases. It is used in the treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness), strongyloidiasis and other diseases caused by soil transmitted helminthiasis. It is also used to treat scabies.
A guideline development group was convened in response to the increased international attention on ivermectin as a potential treatment for Covid-19. This group is an independent, international panel of experts, which includes clinical care experts in multiple specialties and also include an ethicist and patient-partners.
More than three billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally from official sources.
It took 20 weeks to give the first billion, but it only took four to give the last one thousand million. About four-in-10 of the jabs have been given in China (1.2 billion), with India (329 million) and the US (324 million) also in the top three.
Read the original article at The Guardian