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Alternative facts
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- Dr. John Campbell
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- Sep 7, 2026
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- 2051
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Merck, Pfizer COVID-19 Antivirals Different From Ivermectin. Link for Richard, https://twitter.com/richjsimmonds https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/scicheck-merck-pfizer-covid-19-antivirals-different-from-ivermectin/?fbclid=IwAR2YgSVzorIwnzLmtNfyBUXInsbuEw3bHf6ZVhyDlNtXp11SPL1orXz_bSs https://www.factcheck.org/our-staff/ is a journalist is a journalist who has covered government and politics Professor for Communication at University is a journalist who covered the media A journalist is a former assignment editor is a science journalist earned his B.A. in journalism worked as a reporter is a graduate of the Journalism School is a journalist SciCheck Digest The pills are very different from the antiparasitic medication ivermectin, Dubbed PF-07321332, the investigational medication is a protease inhibitor that blocks a key enzyme the SARS-CoV-2 virus needs to replicate itself. Molnupiravir While the results have not been published or peer-reviewed, they were compelling enough for the trial’s independent Data Monitoring Committee to recommend an early halt to recruitment into the study. Food and Drug Administration, an advisory committee to discuss the application on Nov. 30. Molnupiravir is a nucleoside analog — a drug that messes up viral replication by tricking the virus into using the processed medication as one of its building blocks for its genetic code. This is what’s known as “error catastrophe,” using a mechanism called “lethal mutagenesis.” Although both drugs are novel, with news of these developments, people on social media are spreading the false notion that the pills are the same or “suspiciously similar” to ivermectin Some iterations of the claim incorrectly posit that Pfizer’s drug is “based on” ivermectin and that the two are essentially the same because bo…