Caution: in vitro does not equal in vivo. Quite a lot of meds show good antiviral activity in cell cultures and so on, i.e. in vitro; only to show disappointing lack of effect in actual patients, in vivo. So some wait-and-see is always a good idea. https://twitter.com/Jarrapin/status/1246212287167254528
If I'm going to have to become the Vocal Centrist on ivermectin as well, I am going to be very annoyed. Mind you, all this sudden interest in tropical medicine is, well, welcome, I guess. Nice to see and all that.