“Researchers testing repurposed drugs against Covid-19 found that ivermectin didn’t reduce hospital admissions, in the largest trial yet of the effect of the antiparasitic on the disease driving the pandemic,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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U.S. Doesn’t Believe Israel Will Secure ‘Total Victory’
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Support for Biden’s Economic Policies Wanes
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Peter Navarro Gets a Prison Visitor
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