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  > Its no secret that ivermectin / hydroxychloroquine makers are benefiting from this snake-oil bullcrap. Its no different from essential oils or other such snake oil products.
interesting... if thats true, shouldn't there be legal repercussions?

  > We just didn't care about essential oils 3 years ago because its fine for idiots to waste their own money on snake oil.
slightly off-topic, but as someone who's suffered severe allergic reactions to people using "essential oils" it baffles my mind that these (and supplements) aren't more strictly regulated...


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