(1) India mostly bowed to CDC & WHO advice - only a few states use Ivermectin for Covid(2) More states of India need to defy WHO and back Ivermectin - a 'wonder drug'(3) Ivermectin kits only issued by Goa & Uttar Pradesh (January 2021)(4) Ziverdo Kit with Ivermectin - dosage to treat COVID-19(5) Home treatment kit - Times of India(6) Filipino doctor: Ivermectin can save us, but bureaucrats are blocking it(7) Filipino doctors say $10 worth of Ivermectin can save a life(8) Dear Santa, please bring Indomethacin and Ivermectin(9) Dr Mercola joins forces with Naomi Wolf(10) Naomi Wolf: 10 Steps to Tyranny(1) India mostly bowed to CDC & WHO advice - only a few states use Ivermectin for Covidby Peter Myers, April 26, 2021Observing the chaos in Delhi, one notes that it is not among the states or territories of India which use Ivermectin to treat Covid-19.India now manufactures Ivermectin treatment kits under the brand name "Ziverdo Kit", at a cost of about US$2.65 per person.<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/india-develops-covid-treatment-kit-for-less-than-3-per-person-with-miraculous-Ivermectin>Such kits would make self-medication easy. But the bureaucrats don't like that; they demand a long shopping-list of requirements.An example is this Times of India article on a Home treatment kit.<https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/explained-what-you-need-in-a-home-quarantine-toolkit/articleshow/82196166.cms>Whilst it does allow for Invermectin and Hydroxychloroquine as accepted medicines, the advice is too complicated for emergency situations.(2) More states of India need to defy WHO and back Ivermectin - a 'wonder drug'https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-states-ignore-who-recommendation-on-Ivermectin-heres-what-doctor-who-wrote-white-paper-on-the-drug-has-to-say/2231596/COVID-19: States ignore WHO recommendation on Ivermectin, here's what doctor who wrote white paper on the drug has to sayBy: Raghwendra ShuklaFinancial Express - Business News, Stock Market NewsUpdated: Apr 14, 2021 11:59 AMThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recently recommended that antiparasitic drug Ivermectin must be used to treat COVID-19 patients within the clinical trials only. The WHO sighted lack of conclusive data behind this recommendation, which is applicable to "patients with COVID-19 of any disease severity." Despite this, some states – including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra – are using the drug off-label for not only the treatment of coronavirus patients but also as prophylaxis against COVID-19. Ivermectin, also referred to as a 'wonder drug' by many, is usually used to treat parasitic infections like onchocerciasis (river blindness), trichuriasis, scabies, strongyloidiasis, and other diseases caused by soil-transmitted helminthiasis. But, Uttar Pradesh has prescribed it as part of a protocol to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19.Moreover, rapid response teams in the state have been ordered to distribute Ivermectin to people under home isolation. The teams of doctors who assess asymptomatic patients are even asking primary and secondary contacts of confirmed cases to take this drug in order to prevent any possible infection. When asked about the decision to continue the usage of the drug for the treatment of COVID-19, Dr Surya Kant Tripathi – Head, Respiratory Medicine Department, King George Medical University, Lucknow – told Financial Express Online that Ivermectin is being used both for the treatment of coronavirus patients and as prophylaxis for COVID-19 for more than nine months without any major side effects being reported."The drug is being majorly used for the treatment of COVID-19 when patients are under home isolation and also in all mild cases of the disease. It is true that we have not used the drug in severe cases. But this is also a fact that even healthcare workers shifted from the prophylaxis of hydroxychloroquine to Ivermectin. This is because we observed that 17 per cent of healthcare workers using hydroxychloroquine developed one or another kind of side effects," Dr Surya Kant – who is also national vice chairman of IMA-AMS – said. ..."Not only Uttar Pradesh, governments of West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Assam too included Ivermectin in their protocol for the treatment of COVID-19," he added. ...(3) Ivermectin kits only issued by Goa & Uttar Pradesh (January 2021)https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/fbchecks/covid-kits-only-distributed-one-indian-state-not-cause-national-decline-casesCovid kits only distributed in one Indian state, not cause of national decline in casesNaledi MashishiPublished on 25 January 2021According to a graphic widely shared on Facebook, the Indian government is distributing a "home Covid kit" at a relatively low cost, while "the world is in a vaccine frenzy".The Afrikaans caption to the post reads: "Kyk net wat doen India vir Covid behandeling, terwyl die wereld rondsloer en tyd mors, en kyk net die prys?"This roughly translates to: "Just look at what India is doing for Covid treatment, while the world messes around and wastes time, and just look at the price."In the graphic, above two photos of a blister pack of assorted pills labelled "Ziverdo kit", is written: "While the world is on a vaccine frenzy, the Indian government is distributing a home Covid Kit with Zinc, Doxycycline, and Ivermectin. The cost: $2.65 per person."Is the Indian government distributing pill packs including the controversial antiparasitic ivermectin to treat Covid-19? And is this kit responsible for declining death rates in the country? We checked.Kits launched in Goa stateOn 9 October 2020, the government of the small state of Goa, on the southwestern coast of India, announced it was launching home isolation monitoring kits for Covid-19 patients.A press release from the state government said the kits would include a digital thermometer, pulse oximeter, N-95 masks, alcohol-based sanitiser and gloves, as well as medication such as paracetamol, multivitamins, zinc, doxycycline and ivermectin.The kits were valued at 2,000 Indian rupees, just over US$27 – 10 times the cost quoted in the graphic – but would be made available for free to Covid-19-positive residents of Goa.Kits only distributed in one stateBy 22 January 2021, India had recorded 10,625,428 Covid-19 cases and 153,032 deaths.According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, daily new cases in India peaked at over 97,000 in September 2020 and have since sharply declined to just under 14,000 in January 2021.But this data is for the entire country. Goa is just one of India’s 28 states and eight union territories. Goa also has a relatively small population of just under 1.5 million people, compared to all of India’s 1.3 billion.We could find no evidence that this Covid kit was being distributed by the central Indian government or by any other state’s government.In late October 2020 one of the drugs in the kit, ivermectin, was not included in the Indian health ministry's clinical management protocol for Covid-19. The reason given for this was a lack of sufficient evidence on its efficacy, based on randomised clinical trials. ...--------Updates: India’s state of Uttar Pradesh has also reportedly used ivermectin off-label to treat patients. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country, with a population of 237.8 million people. ...(4) Ziverdo Kit with Ivermectin - dosage to treat COVID-19https://medicinevilla.com/2021/04/03/all-you-need-to-know-about-ziverdo-kit/All You Need to Know About Ziverdo Kit PharmacyPosted on April 3, 2021by medicinevillaIt has consistently become a weight for the vast majority when taking medicine is the job that needs to be done. It’s anything but a serious deal, all things considered, only a stage to improving. We can comprehend that the issue isn’t with the medicine or meds however taking such countless meds on the double. There are no two different ways to accomplish treatment in certain conditions aside from that you take a mix of medications. Thusly, you can, at last, have the confidence of a positive result. It isn’t circumstantial that, most times, blend treatment is the awesome the most difficult conditions. Ziverdo kit is one of the best medicines to get rid of Covid.What is Ziverdo Kit?Quadruple Therapy with Ivermectin effectively treats COVID-19Referring to a pre-official release of a randomized controlled trial using Ivermectin in three doses in primary contacts of COVID-19. So, It is said that 93 % of direct connections who received Ivermectin did not develop any symptoms, and 58 % of primary contacts who did not receive Ivermectin did progress to have symptoms of the pandemic. "Quadruple Therapy includes Ivermectin 12 mg one dose, Doxycycline 100 mg once a day for four days, Zinc 50 mg once a day, and Vitamin D3 once a week. Ivermectin, Doxycycline, and Zinc are repeated every 14 days and Vitamin D3 every week with blood levels monitoring. Buy ziverdo kit at the best price.How many pills contain the Ziverdo kit?Ziverdo Kit Strip Of 17 Tablets And 10 Capsules.14 Zinc Acetate Tablet10 Doxycycline Capsules3 Ivermectin Dispersible Tablet(5) Home treatment kit - Times of IndiaThis is an extract; the article as a whole complicates the advice too much - Peter M.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/explained-what-you-need-in-a-home-quarantine-toolkit/articleshow/82196166.cmsIf you’ve been advised home quarantine, or selfisolation, you don’t need to convert your  home into a hospital. All you need is a handy toolkitWhat you need in a home quarantine toolkitWhether it's quarantine or isolation, what should you stock up on?While the following checklist applies to households with one or more Covid-19 patients, or even a potential patient, given the current conditions, it might be prudent for everyone to stock up - you never know who is going to get caught up in the pandemic’s web next.a) 14-day stockpile of food provisions and household cleaning supplies to limit interactions with outsiders. 30-day supply of any prescription medicines as well as over-the-counter cough and cold medicines plus pain relieversb) Hand sanitiserc) Pulse oximeterd) Thermometere) Surgical masks, which should be changed every 6-8 hours by the patientf) Medicines prescribed by the doctor; these could be immunity building supplements like Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc, or medicines like Invermectin, Favipiravir and Hydroxychloroquine. Do not self-medicate, even on supplements.g) Betadine for gargling twice a dayh) Saline nasal spray or you could make your own nasal rinse to be used twice a day with 250 ml of boiled and cooled water to which you add half a teaspoon of baking soda and salt each, along with a few drops of betadine. The mouth and nasal rinses will help reduce your viral load.i) Disposable plates, bowls and cutlery if possible since it will be easier on the caregiver than washing upDisinfectant spray or wipes for sanitising frequently touched surfaces in the quarantine room, such as handles, light switches, phones, tables, remote controls, computer keyboards, bathroomcounter and faucets, et al.(6) Filipino doctor: Ivermectin can save us, but bureaucrats are blocking ithttps://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/11/opinion/columnists/a-plea-on-ivermectin-for-covid-19/862537/A plea on ivermectin for Covid-19By Dr. Lalay Ramos-JimenezApril 11, 2021I am presenting here the full article about Merck, the company that originally produced ivermectin, that is authored by Joyce Kamen, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based writer, visual storyteller, public-relations specialist and Telly and Emmy Award-winning video and documentary producer on March 10, 2021<kamen.medium.com/merck-its-truth-telling-time-4496d9af9ca1>.It is a plea to Merck to support ivermectin as the medicine for Covid-19. It seems to me that Merck’s press release that is mentioned in this article is similar to the statements of the major health organizations in the world. The "mountains of scientific data" mentioned by Ms. Kamen refers to the British Ivermectin Recommendation Development (BIRD) on the use of ivermectin for Covid-19, and the link ishttps://b3d2650e-e929-4448-a527-4eeb59304c7f.filesusr.com/ugd/593c4f_1324461135c749dab73ed7c71e47d316.pdf{that pdf includes dosage info for using Ivermectin - Peter M.}Merck, it’s truth-telling time.No, no, no Merck (NYSE: MRK). You are not going to do this. You are not going to make all of humanity wait for your brand spanking new antiviral drug (molnupiravir) that you have touted as the answer to the world’s prayers for Covid-19. No one has to wait. Not even for a minute.Because we have such a drug right now. It’s called ivermectin — and it is preventing the disease and saving lives from Covid-19 in every country and region where it is being used.You know ivermectin well. It is a 40-year-old workhorse of a medicine on which you held the patent until 1996. While it was first developed for veterinary use in the late 1970s against animal parasites, your company soon saw its potential for human use as an antiparasitic agent. Since then, it has successfully eradicated pernicious pandemics in low-income and developing countries. And in 1987, to the great credit of then Merck CEO P. Roy Vagelos, your company initiated a successful collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), several nongovernmental organizations and affected national governments to mount an ivermectin donation program as an act of pure corporate compassion to bring healing to the countries unable to afford the medicine that would quell rising cases of river blindness. It worked. "As much as needed, for as long as needed," said Vagelos.But now, nearly 35 years later, in the midst of the most devastating global pandemic in a century, you have strayed off mission… and far from the heart-centered soul Vagelos brought to the ethos of your company. Your betrayal of the high-minded principles of the kind of humanitarian leadership your company once modeled has been so egregious, that instead of saving lives, it is costing thousands of people to lose their lives.Ivermectin is the drug you should be shouting about from the mountaintops — not a medicine that can never hope to be as efficacious as ivermectin. But you are not. Instead of ringing the bell and taking on the role of world’s most influential champion of ivermectin and helping people gain easy access to the medicine that would save them, you have sold your soul in fevered worship of the omnipotent dollar.Do the one right thing, Merck.Merck, you are undoubtedly aware of the (now irrefutable) mountains of scientific data that shows ivermectin’s ability to prevent and treat Covid-19 in every phase of the disease.Dozens of trials have been conducted across the world, with nearly all showing reproducible, large magnitude outcomes in time to viral clearance, decreases in viral replication and viral load, prevention of transmission and the stopping of disease deterioration in patients with mild to moderate symptoms. Ivermectin has been shown to hasten recovery, while reducing the number of hospitalizations and fatality rates.Ivermectin has been administered worldwide nearly 4 billion times. The WHO has long included ivermectin on its "list of essential medicines." Plus, the drug is cheap (because it is now off-patent and there’s not much money to be made on it anymore). It is globally available and is one of the world’s safest medicines. Safer than even an aspirin.But Merck, you would much rather divert attention as far away from ivermectin as possible and have the world turn toward your new antiviral designer drug — now in development and undergoing clinical trials. You and other pharmaceutical companies have ample resources at your disposal, so you are quite used to getting your way. In this case, you want ivermectin to just go away… disappear, as it were… into the annals of "outdated drugs that used to work but are now obsolete" to make room for your new entry into the Covid-drug wars… a drug which you will patent and from which you will earn substantial income.By the way, there is no crime in that… earning robust revenues. Pharmaceutical giants like yourselves are in business to earn money and to bring the world drugs and medicines that help people live better and longer. For that, much respect is due.But it IS criminal to publicly deny the science that says ivermectin can indeed be a global solution to the pandemic and then trample on the drug that has saved millions by rolling out a misleading (at best) press release that would work to push ivermectin aside. Making room for your new drug — one that may be difficult for people around the world to afford— is what is important to you, right? Apparently, it’s important enough to let people die needlessly while you work to get your new baby tested and approved. From your press release:"Company scientists continue to carefully examine the findings of all available and emerging studies of ivermectin for the treatment of Covid-19 for evidence of efficacy and safety. It is important to note that, to-date, our analysis has identified:– No scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against Covid-19 from pre-clinical studies,– No meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with Covid-19 disease, and– A concerning lack of safety data in the majority of studies.We do not believe that the data available support the safety and efficacy of ivermectin beyond the doses and populations indicated in the regulatory agency-approved prescribing information."The medical evidence and the scientific data disprove each point Merck seeks to score here. I don’t believe that causing people to lose their lives is why you got into this business in 1891. But this is exactly what you are doing.Highly respected doctors, scientists and researchers across the globe who are pleading, pleading, pleading with their governments to stop and listen to the science; to listen to what they are telling them, to start saving their citizens have little hope of out-shouting you. Your megaphone is far bigger than theirs. You see though, it is not only you. It is you and the many other pharmaceutical companies with skin in the game just like you, Merck, who want ivermectin to just curl up and die because there’s no money in it. (Really none that would mean anything to you.) So, if ivermectin is finally recognized for its myriad life-saving properties, and it becomes globally used to stop the pandemic, well then… it will eat into the mega-profits from the (necessary) vaccines…and from the remdesivirs, the monoclonal antibodies, the regenerons, convalescent plasmas and other high-ticket therapies that don’t work one whit as well as ivermectin, but which cost a very pretty penny.Merck, study your company’s history of human kindness, and imagine how Mr. Vagelos might decide to act. I am calling on you to do the one right thing in this desperate moment. Please issue a brand-new press release. One that says, "We have reviewed the science again, and it is clear that we do indeed have a medicine that will help to stop this pandemic. It is ivermectin — a drug we introduced to the world 45 years ago… and one that will save us all today."(7) Filipino doctors say $10 worth of Ivermectin can save a lifehttps://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/12/news/p450-can-save-someone-from-covid-19/863101/P450 can save someone from Covid-19By Tessa Mauricio-ArriolaApril 12, 2021Editors’ note: The Manila Times is not endorsing ivermectin as a treatment for Covid 19 or certifying its safety and effectiveness. The following is the personal story of the author, whose family was not part of any medical trial. The author has no medical training, and the views expressed here are entirely her own.First of two partsTwelve out of 21 members of my side of the family are recovering from Covid-19. I will not disclose who they are (so as not to worry friends and relatives who may read this), but suffice it to say that out of six different households, five have one or more recovering Covid-19 patients.Over 50 percent are now asymptomatic, and me and those who have been spared from the infection to become "remote caregivers" are still keeping a close eye on two more who seem to be long-haulers of this disease. But again, I repeat, everyone is on the road to full recovery. >From the day our first family member tested positive for Covid-19, it has been 19 days of highs and lows. It was on the 13th day ......snip... >... We began to smile again, joke again and laugh again, because of my best friend’s help and a life-saving door she opened for us.I purposely threw all those numbers in my introduction in order to impress upon readers the magnitude of this experience for our family, and every family fighting this virus right now. Imagine, 12 out of 21 family members, whose ages range from 80 years old to 9 years old, testing positive day after day. Children are resilient, yes, but they are not immune from Covid-19. Our Gen Zs and Alphas who got Covid are mostly asymptomatic, but it is nonetheless terrifying to learn of a little niece or nephew testing positive.There is one specific figure though that I want everyone to keep in mind, and that is the number P450. In Philippine peso, to be precise, this is all a coronavirus patient needs — whether struck by the virus in a mild, moderate or serious intensity — to become well on the way to recovery.I repeat, P450 may be all it takes to save a life.This is the price of six pieces of the controversial drug called ivermectin. Affordable even for the masses, it is very difficult to source because it has no Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and therefore not legal for sale in the Philippines.Thankfully, the Department of Health allowed the "compassionate use" of ivermectin in one hospital, which I pray might be a starting point of an honest-to-goodness investigation on the drug by authorities, at the very least.The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the current evidence of the use of ivermectin against Covid-19 is "inconclusive." As such, WHO added that it should only be used after clinical trials.As of this writing, there are nine clinical trials for ivermectin around the world. The Philippines is not doing its own trial.Also, the manufacturer of the drug, Merck, said in a statement last February: "We do not believe that the data available support the safety and efficacy of ivermectin beyond the doses and populations indicated in the regulatory agency-approved prescribing information."I have no medical background, but like I said, my best friend may have opened a life-saving door that allowed my family members to consult with an expert Filipino pulmonologist who has reviewed various researches and has therefore based Covid treatment protocols on "real world" studies as opposed to laboratory studies.Not one to insist or force ivermectin on any patient, this very conservative doctor laid out the following points that led my siblings and I (one, in fact, who is very pragmatic and extremely skeptical about the drug) to make the most important decision we have ever made on our family’s health to date. Our pulmonologist has been a frontliner in the fight against Covid-19 and has prescribed ivermectin in combination with other accepted medicines prescribed for Covid-19, and has witnessed its life-saving effects.There are four doctors in our family, while my eldest sister, who has held all our family together during this very difficult time, was a long-time administrator of a government hospital in Metro Manila. They are, you could say, among the most circumspect people during a controversy such as this, but the reasons below are why they are now converts like me.– According to our pulmonologist, ivermectin has been prescribed to humans for the last 40 years, and only 16 deaths have been recorded after over 4 billion doses have been administered as treatment against parasites.– I asked the pulmonologist, "Many say ivermectin works, but to believe it, I would like to ask, in a manner that the general public can understand, how exactly does ivermectin kill Covid-19."Here’s the doctor’s explanation: "Recent studies have shown that ivermectin acts against the virus in seven ways, but I will mention these two which are easy to explain: 1) It hinders the binding of the virus spike protein (remember the spikes of coronavirus, the reason for its name?) with the ACE2 receptors in our cells. (ACE2 receptors are found in lungs, kidneys, heart digestive tract and nose. It is to these cells that the virus will attach); and 2) It disrupts the enzyme (RdRp) of the virus, reducing its ability to multiply. If it cannot multiply, it cannot wreak havoc on our system. The other ways have something to do with the body’s immune response."– The pulmonologist is abreast of ongoing studies at The University of Monash, a public research university in Australia, that has been looking into the "toxic level" of ivermectin for humans. The doctor cited this very study to us even before the drug was released on April 3, confirming that ivermectin kills the virus in 24 to 48 hours.– Ivermectin has been used and is still in use in countries across Africa and Central America where the parasitic disease Onchocerciasis or River Blindness remains a threat. It has long been given at 3 mg per dose, which is why the 12 mg to 15 mg dose of ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment has become controversial today. Nonetheless, these supposed higher doses of ivermectin are way below the dosage for animals and have effectively cured many coronavirus patients.– Take note that the only contraindication that has been documented for ivermectin is if it is given to patients with severe cirrhosis, because "70 to 80 percent of the drug is metabolized or processed by the liver," this doctor said."Moreover, the use of ivermectin on Asians is safe because studies have shown that our livers are ‘fast acetylators,’ compared to Caucasians," he said.Acetylation is a Phase 2 liver detoxification pathway."We are used to giving anti-tuberculosis drugs although these are toxic to some people, and we are not afraid, because, like I said, Asians and Filipinos are fast acetylators. This is why I am confident to give the higher dose of ivermectin," the doctor said.– In this doctor’s experience, ivermectin has been given in the treatment of Covid-19 in four different phases—early, mild, moderate and late stages. More than half of the patients survived.– This doctor also followed real world events in Uttar Pradesh in India, which has a population of 280 million people. There, the government approved the use of ivermectin in August 2020 and started giving it to hospitals and health centers. Since then, their hospital beds have been practically empty.The Manila Times double checked this claim and confirmed it through The India Times and India.com. According to the latter, the recovered cases in Uttar Pradesh are at 601,000, with deaths at 8,881. The state’s total number of cases are around 630,000.Naturally, controversies surrounding ivermectin’s use became part of our consultation with our pulmonologist, which further convinced us how our Covid long-haulers will benefit from the drug. But at this crossroads, I believe that it serves no purpose to inflame any more debate.Instead, there must be a coming together to find an urgent solution to this crisis.To be continued(8) Dear Santa, please bring Indomethacin and Ivermectinhttps://www.pharmacyupdate.online/dear-santa-please-bring-indomethacin-and-ivermectin/Written by Christine Clark | 21 Dec 2020 | COVID-19We are hearing almost hourly warnings of how the NHS will soon be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. Yet we have within our grasp two long-established drugs with activity against Covid-19 – indomethacin and ivermectin. Both are well-known drugs that have been in regular use by millions worldwide for decades, and have now been widely used in patients with Covid-19.  Early clinical trials have demonstrated their effectiveness for this, and confirm their safety.IndomethacinWe have set out the evidence for indomethacin for treating cough and pain on these pages previously.  Indomethacin use in Covid-19 was first reported in May of this year. Further evidence emerged last week when a preprint of a controlled trial of indomethacin versus paracetamol in hospitalised Covid-19 patients in India was published.  Patients with rt-PCR positive Covid-19 were offered the option of having indomethacin or paracetamol.  A well-matched group of controls was obtained by propensity scoring from amongst those who opted for paracetamol. In the indomethacin group one patient out of 72 required supplementary oxygen compared with 28 out of 72 in paracetamol group; resolution of symptoms (fever, cough and myalgia) was appreciably faster in the indomethacin group. For example, the median time to resolution of cough was 3 days with indomethacin but 8 days with paracetamol.Cough is very distressing, and hard to treat with standard antitussives; it also transmits virus effectively by aerosol when ventilation is poor, as in most homes and older hospitals. Reduced transmissibility alone is now a reason to prefer indomethacin to paracetamol. To summarise:Indomethacin hastens symptomatic recovery and prevents deterioration in patients with mild to moderate disease if treated earlyIndomethacin reduces transmission of Covid-19 by coughing in those exposed to infected patientsIndomethacin is licensed for use in pain and fever.Indomethacin relieves Covid-19 symptoms for patients who already use it in goutIts G-I risks are low in short courses, and are manageable with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)IvermectinThe evidence for ivermectin was set out on this site in early December.   There have now been many controlled trials of ivermectin around the world, one spectacular natural trial (in France) and several examples of mass treatment in South America – with consistent, positive results. We note that Covid-19 home treatment kits using ivermectin have made available in India and Brazil. To summarise:Ivermectin prevents transmission and development of Covid-19Ivermectin hastens recovery and prevents deterioration in patients with mild to moderate disease treated earlyIvermectin hastens recovery and reduces ICU admission and death in hospitalised patients in multiple studiesIvermectin leads to striking reductions in Covid-19 fatality rates only in those regions where the population uses it to prevent parasitesIvermectin has a good safety recordDoctors report in social media that they take ivermectin themselves if at all possible, both to protect themselves from, and to treat their own Covid-19 infection.Why are these drugs not used in the UK?Neither of these drugs is licensed for treatment of Covid-19: but, of course, few drugs are – that’s the problem with new diseases. However, a substantial and growing body of evidence attests to their effectiveness.Neither of these drugs is recommended by the National Institute for Healthcare Clinical Excellence (NICE) – because in order to reach this status there would need to be a randomised, controlled trial (RCT) in the UK to determine the effectiveness of the drugs. This will take many months to approve, organise and analyse even with current infection rates.  The evidence from around the world appears to be disregarded. The search for perfect evidence, such as a large RCT, has become the enemy of the good.A formal proposal was submitted to Covid19 Therapeutics Advisory Panel (CTAP) in October to suggest the inclusion of indomethacin in the RECOVERY trial – but there has so far been no substantive response to this.Many doctors in the UK are reluctant to prescribe drugs "off-label" because of these considerations.  However, they are professionally allowed to prescribe unlicensed drugs if it is required to meet the specific needs of a patient and are "satisfied that there is sufficient evidence or experience of using the medicine to demonstrate its safety and efficacy." In practice, most have followed the prevailing guidance i.e. tell patients to stay at home and take paracetamol or ibuprofen until they become breathless at rest – then call for help from NHS Direct.This cautious approach is at odds with the precautionary principle during a pandemic, and is now throttling the nation’s response to Covid-19 and putting many people at risk of needless suffering.Where does this leave us?We are told that we have growing numbers of cases and face the imminent possibility of hospitals being overwhelmed with risk of doctors rationing treatments as the Lombardy situation is repeated here.It has been argued that there should be four pillars to a pandemic response –1. Contagion control (stop the spread),2. Early home treatment to reduce hospitalisations and death,  3. Late stage hospital treatment and4. Vaccination to achieve herd immunity.Public health authorities (and therefore the media) have focused on three of these but have overlooked early home treatment. Hospital care should be a safety net for survival rather than the first place for treatment.What could we do?We should very quickly review the evidence for indomethacin and ivermectin and establish a protocol for early home treatment of covid-19 to reduce the numbers of late-stage hospitalisations.Indomethacin could be rapidly provided to patients by community pharmacists by means of a patient group direction (PGD) or through an online referral to a prescriber. The mechanisms for these procedures already exist and schemes could be put in place quickly if there were the will to do it.For ivermectin, steps should be taken immediately to authorise its use for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. It could be supplied through the same methods as indomethacin. Also, considering its safety, it could be made available for direct sale, as in South America.In case the NHS, Directors of Public Health and the Government are unable to do all this it might be wise to get a last minute message up to Father Christmas to ask him to scratch unicorns, world peace etc. and just bring us indomethacin and ivermectin for early treatment of Covid-19 instead.Dr Colin Brown is a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University and a former General Medical Practitioner.(9) Dr Mercola joins forces with Naomi Wolfhttps://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/ExpertInterviewTranscripts/DrMercola-NaomiWolf-TheEndofAmerica.pdfThe End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young PatriotA Special Interview With Naomi WolfBy Dr. Joseph MercolaDr. Joseph Mercola:Welcome, everyone. Is Dr. Mercola, helping you take control of your health. Today, we are joined by Naomi Wolf, who is a prolific author and a graduate of the Yale University and also has a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Very difficult to get. It's one of the longest international scholarships out there, and allow her to complete her Ph.D. in English and literature from Oxford in 2015. But eight years before she graduated or got a Ph.D. from Oxford, she wrote a book called, "The End of America," which is why we are talking with her today.Dr. Joseph Mercola:That book was written in 2007. She's put together a few YouTube videos, which we're going to put on this page that really describes some of the book, where she reads parts of it. But her publisher, and actually my publisher too, for the COVID-19 book, is Chelsea Green Publishing and they are going to release an introduction and the first and the last chapters of the book for free. We'll put a link to that where you can get that for free on this page also. Welcome and thank you for joining us today, Naomi.Naomi Wolf:I'm so happy to be with you, Dr. Mercola.Dr. Joseph Mercola:Okay, likewise. You warned us, in the book, that these would-be tyrants, whether they're on the right or on the left —By the way, it's interesting because we are on different ends of the political spectrum. Not that I think that that's key or important because this is not a partisan issue, but you're progressive and many people who view me as a conservative. But we align together completely on this issue that we're going to talk about today. Actually, the book, "The End of America," goes into 10 steps and the sequel to your book, which I think you're writing now, is what I can peer from what I'm reading is Step 10. When is that book going to be out? Then I'm wondering next, if you can review the 10 steps and tell us what they're all about?  ...(10) Naomi Wolf: 10 Steps to Tyrannyhttps://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/04/25/naomi-wolf-the-end-of-america.aspxUS Citizens Have a New Weapon in Their Fight for FreedomAnalysis by Dr. Joseph MercolaApril 25, 2021Naomi Wolf, a former adviser to the Clinton administration, is a prolific author and Yale University graduate. She also received a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship that allowed her to complete her Ph.D. in English and literature at Oxford University in 2015. Eight years before that, she wrote a book called "The End of America," which is the topic of this interview."The End of America" was published in 2007. At the end of this article, you will find a playlist of three videos in which she reads select chapters of the book. You can also download the first and last chapters for free on the publisher's website, chelseagreen.com.1A Prescient WarningAlready in 2007, Wolf warned us of where we were headed. In her book, she points out that would-be tyrants are found on both sides of the political spectrum. We must not get locked into generalizations about political affiliations, because they simply do not give us a truthful picture of who the enemy is.While Wolf and I could be said to be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Wolf being a long-time progressive while many would view me as a conservative, our views are in perfect alignment when it comes to the issues of protecting American freedom and liberty.We are [now] at Step 10. I've been trying to warn people, tirelessly, as   much as I can, that we are at Step 10 and that once Step 10 locks in, there is no going back. ~ Naomi WolfIn "The End of America," Wolf lays out the 10 steps toward tyranny. These steps have been followed by virtually all would-be tyrants, be they on the political left or right. They were followed in Italy in the '20s, Germany in '30s, East Germany in the '50s, Chile in the '70s and China in the '80s."They all took the same 10 steps, and they always work," Wolf says. "I warned people that when you start to see these 10 steps, you have to take action, because there is no way to recover once things go too far without a bloody revolution or a civil war.We are [now] at Step 10. People have said, since I wrote that book in 2007, ‘Tell us when we're at Step 10.' I've always said, ‘Things are bad, they're getting worse, but there's still hope.' We're literally at Step 10 now. I've been trying to warn people, tirelessly, as much as I can, that we are at Step 10 and that once Step 10 locks in, there is no going back."We're in the Final Step of the Implementation of TyrannyThe 10 steps toward tyranny start with the invocation of a terrifying internal and/or external threat. It may be a real threat or an imagined one, but in all cases, it's a hyped-up threat. From 2001 onward, that threat was terrorism, which was used as the justification for stripping us of our liberties. Ultimately, that wasn't effective enough."There was still freedom in the world. People were not saying, ‘ISIS exists; therefore, I'm going to give up my First Amendment liberties, my Fourth Amendment liberties, my Second Amendment liberties and so on.' Sadly, this medical crisis — which is now not a pandemic in many states and countries, it's an endemic; it doesn't meet the formal definition of a pandemic — was the perfect excuse for leaders to usher in Step 10," Wolf says.The last and final step in the implementation of tyranny, Step 10, involves the creation of a surveillance state where citizens are spied upon, and critique of the government is reclassified as dissent and subversive activity.Step 10The surveillance state is now being rolled out in the form of vaccine passports, while certain kinds of speech are said to be dangerous and freedom of speech is being criminalized. Needless to say, the mainstream press is an important part of this scheme."The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have essentially bought up the western press and coerce them, bribe them, into following the party line, brought up by the CDC and so on," Wolf says."Toward the end of the steps, which is Step 10, is emergency law, [which is a] subversion of the rule of law, also called martial law. We're here. I'm [in] New York State. We're under emergency law.Every 30 days, I get an email saying that tyrannical Governor Cuomo has extended emergency powers, even though in Columbia County where I live, there are only eight deaths a month with COVID, average age 85, which is older than the average American life span.It's not a pandemic where I live, but I'm living under emergency law, which means the legislature has no power. The governor can do whatever he wants. It's the same in Massachusetts, same in California — 49 states, all states except Alaska, are technically under emergency law.This is terrifying. You get what you're seeing, which is governors deciding, or the federal government deciding, that you can't assemble, you can't worship, you have no medical choice, the coercion of vaccine passports, your child can't go to school, your young adult can't get a college education if they don't agree to an experimental vaccination.You get suspension of the right to property. You can't run your business — 110,000 restaurants have closed. You get a suspension of freedoms of speech. People are being deplatformed left and right and there are movements in Congress to criminalize what had been First Amendment protected speech.You get the invocation of martial powers and there's no end to it. Literally, with Massachusetts emergency law, I have no rights. I have no ability to lobby the governor. With New York's emergency law, I have no representative with the power to end emergency measures. The governor has to end emergency measures, [and] he's the one who benefits from them. It's catastrophic.We're seeing a complete takeover of American rights, freedoms and bodies by Big Tech, which is up double digits to triple-digit billions since the pandemic began.China has moved in to … establish its role as the global superpower under the guise of this pandemic, buying up community groups, elected officials and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which are flooding K through 12 education … community groups [and] universities with money to engage in COVID education — which means a strict party line [narrative] that is aimed at destroying what's human about us and what's free. That's it in a nutshell. It's unbelievably terrifying."What the COVID-19 Passports Are Really AboutWolf was recently interviewed by Fox News' Steve Hilton (above), in which she warned that mandatory COVID-19 passports will spell the "end of human liberty in the West":2,3 In essence, they're a precursor to the social credit system that has already been implemented in China.The vaccine passes have already been rolled out in New York, where Wolf lives. Surveillance is nothing new, of course. We've been digitally surveilled for years, through social media platforms, Google and all manner of "smart" technology. ...