Ivermectin is cheap & safe enough that if not for the corruption could have been taken daily as a preventative to reduce the viral load in anyone with any sort of additional risk factors. Staying cooped up inside & wearing masks doesn't prevent anything. If all social gatherings were outside & no one had worn masks the results would have been better. The places with mask mandates across the board seem to have a slightly higher occurance of respiratory issues because breathing through a bacteria laden cloth all day isn't good for anyone.