Anti-vaxxers are gargling with Betadine, an antiseptic most often used topically (it's sold as throat gargle, but its manufacturer say it's ineffective against COVID). When asked if it's effective against COVID, an ER doc said: "Fuck no."
Betadine, or povidone iodine, is most often used to clean wounds, cuts, etc. before surgery. In other countries, there's a formulation of Betadine that is used as a douche to relieve vaginal itching.
There *is* a Betadine throat gargle to alleviate sore throat symptoms, but it's not a proven COVID treatment per its manufacturers and it's not safe to ingest. Possible side effects of an iodine OD include kidney failure and a host of GI symptoms.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cul...e-1225438/
Betadine, or povidone iodine, is most often used to clean wounds, cuts, etc. before surgery. In other countries, there's a formulation of Betadine that is used as a douche to relieve vaginal itching.
There *is* a Betadine throat gargle to alleviate sore throat symptoms, but it's not a proven COVID treatment per its manufacturers and it's not safe to ingest. Possible side effects of an iodine OD include kidney failure and a host of GI symptoms.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cul...e-1225438/
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"