Meta analysis of ivermectin clinical studies and natural experiments where ivermectin has been widely used, showing efficacy of ivermectin in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19.
Kory et al., 12/18/2020, preprint, 10 authors.
risk of death, 69.0% lower, RR 0.31, p < 0.001, treatment 35 of 1551 (2.3%), control 191 of 1957 (9.8%), odds ratio converted to relative risk.
Effect extraction follows
pre-specified rules
prioritizing more serious outcomes. For an individual study the most serious
outcome may have a smaller number of events and lower statistical signficance,
however this provides the strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes
when combining the results of many trials.